II Corinthians 5:5
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And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
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wrought us--framed us by redemption, justification, and sanctification. for the selfsame thing--"unto" it; namely, unto what is mortal of us being swallowed up in life (Co2 5:4). who also--The oldest manuscripts omit "also." earnest of the Spirit--(See on Co2 1:22). It is the Spirit (as "the first-fruits") who creates in us the groaning desire for our coming deliverance and glory (Rom 8:23).
Open source ↗The apostle proceeds in showing the reasons why they did not faint under their afflictions, namely, their expectation, desire, and assurance of happiness after death (Co2 5:1-5), and deduces an inference for the comfort of believers in their present state (Co2 5:6-8), and another to quicken them in their duty (Co2 5:9-11). Then he makes an apology for seeming to commend himself, and gives a good reason for his zeal and diligence (Co2 5:12-15), and mentions two things that are necessary in order to our living to Christ, regeneration and reconciliation (Co2 5:16 to the end).
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placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.