Parallel Verses
Amplified
Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the [Holy] Spirit as a pledge [a guarantee, a down payment on the fulfillment of His promise].
New American Standard Bible
Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who
King James Version
Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Holman Bible
And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
International Standard Version
God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee.
A Conservative Version
Now he who wrought us for this same thing is God, who also gave us the pledge of the Spirit.
American Standard Version
Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
An Understandable Version
Now God is the One who has prepared us for this very thing [i.e., the receiving of a new body to live in]. He has [also] given us the Holy Spirit as a down payment. [Note: This refers to the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit as being a guarantee that we will receive the balance of our inheritance in the form of a new body].
Anderson New Testament
Now, he that has formed us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the earnest of the Spirit.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now he that hath prepared us for this very state, is God, who hath given us the spirit as a pledge of it.
Darby Translation
Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.
Godbey New Testament
But the one having wrought us out unto this same thing is God, the one having given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Goodspeed New Testament
It is God himself who has prepared me for this change, and he has given me the Spirit as his guaranty.
John Wesley New Testament
Now he that hath wrought us to this very thing is God, who hath also given us the earnest of the Spirit.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having brought us about to this same, God, he having also given us the pledge of the Spirit.
King James 2000
Now he that has made us for the same thing is God, who also has given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the one who has prepared us for this very [thing] [is] God, who has given us the down payment, the Spirit.
Modern King James verseion
And He who has worked in us for this same thing is God, who also is giving to us the earnest of the Spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that hath ordained us for this thing, is God: which very same hath given unto us the earnest of the spirit.
Moffatt New Testament
I am prepared for this change by God, who has given me the Spirit as its pledge and instalment.
Montgomery New Testament
And He who has wrought me out for this very end is God, who has given me his Spirit as pledge.
NET Bible
Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
New Heart English Bible
Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
Noyes New Testament
Now he that hath prepared us for this very thing is God; who also gave to us the Spirit as the pledge.
Sawyer New Testament
And he that has made us for this is God, who has given us the pledge of the Spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, he that hath wrought us for this very thing, is, God, - who hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But he that hath wrought us for this very thing is God, who also hath given us the earnest of the spirit.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And he who has prepared us for this change is God, who has also given us his Spirit as a pledge.
Webster
Now he that hath wrought us for this same thing is God, who also hath given to us the earnest of the Spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
Now it is God Himself who has put the finishing touches on me for this change, because He has given me the Spirit as the first installment of future bliss.
World English Bible
Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
Worrell New Testament
Now He Who wrought us for this very thing is God, Who gave to us the earnest of the Spirit.
Worsley New Testament
Now He, that hath wrought us hereunto, is God; who hath also given us the earnest of the Spirit.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;
Themes
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » An earnest of the inheritance of the saints
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Long for their pilgrimage to end
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 5:5
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 5:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absent From The Body And At Home With The Lord
4 For while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened [often weighed down, oppressed], not that we want to be unclothed [separated by death from the body], but to be clothed, so that what is mortal [the body] will be swallowed up by life [after the resurrection]. 5 Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the [Holy] Spirit as a pledge [a guarantee, a down payment on the fulfillment of His promise]. 6 So then, being always filled with good courage and confident hope, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
Cross References
Romans 8:23
And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection].
2 Corinthians 1:22
it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].
Numbers 13:23-27
Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol (cluster of grapes), and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two of them, with some of pomegranates and the figs.
Isaiah 29:23
For when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst,
They will sanctify My Name;
They will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob
And will stand in awe and reverent fear of the God of Israel.
Isaiah 60:21
“Then all your people will be [uncompromisingly and consistently] righteous;
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:3
To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!
Ephesians 1:13-14
In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].
Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin].
1 John 3:24
The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift].