2 Corinthians 5:5

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ESV	He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
NIV	Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
NLT	God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.
KJV	Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

^{2 Corinthians 5:4 ← 2 Corinthians 5:5 → 2 Corinthians 5:6}

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