2 Corinthians 5:5 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit to guarantee it.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

ASV:

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

BBE:

Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

DBY:

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

ERV:

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

WEY:

And He who formed us with this very end in view is God, who has given us His Spirit as a pledge and foretaste of that bliss.

WBS:

Now he that hath wrought us for this same thing is God, who also hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

WEB:

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

YLT:

And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

2 Corinthians 5:5 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 8:23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

2 Corinthians 1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:5 Now he that hath {c} wrought us for the selfsame thing [is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
(c) He means that first creation, to show us that our bodies were made to this end, that they should be clothed with heavenly immortality.

PNT:

5:5 He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing. God gave us this longing for immortality. God not only gave it, but
the earnest of the spirit, a sure proof of the fulfillment of all that he has promised.

WES:

5:5 Now he that hath wrought us to this very thing - This longing for immortality. Is God - For none but God, none less than the Almighty, could have wrought this in us.

MHC:

5:1-8 The believer not only is well assured by faith that there is another and a happy life after this is ended, but he has good hope, through grace, of heaven as a dwelling-place, a resting-place, a hiding-place. In our Father's house there are many mansions, whose Builder and Maker is God. The happiness of the future state is what God has prepared for those that love him: everlasting habitations, not like the earthly tabernacles, the poor cottages of clay, in which our souls now dwell; that are mouldering and decaying, whose foundations are in the dust. The body of flesh is a heavy burden, the calamities of life are a heavy load. But believers groan, being burdened with a body of sin, and because of the many corruptions remaining and raging within them. Death will strip us of the clothing of flesh, and all the comforts of life, as well as end all our troubles here below. But believing souls shall be clothed with garments of praise, with robes of righteousness and glory. The present graces and comforts of the Spirit are earnests of everlasting grace and comfort. And though God is with us here, by his Spirit, and in his ordinances, yet we are not with him as we hope to be. Faith is for this world, and sight is for the other world. It is our duty, and it will be our interest, to walk by faith, till we live by sight. This shows clearly the happiness to be enjoyed by the souls of believers when absent from the body, and where Jesus makes known his glorious presence. We are related to the body and to the Lord; each claims a part in us. But how much more powerfully the Lord pleads for having the soul of the believer closely united with himself! Thou art one of the souls I have loved and chosen; one of those given to me. What is death, as an object of fear, compared with being absent from the Lord!

CONC:

Bliss Deposit Earnest Foretaste Formed Guarantee Guaranteeing Payment Pledge Prepared Purpose Selfsame Self-same Spirit View Witness Wrought

Bliss Deposit Earnest End Foretaste Formed Guaranteeing Payment Pledge Prepared Purpose Selfsame Self-Same Spirit View Witness Work Wrought

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