American Standard Version
"Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit. "
— 2 Corinthians 5:5, American Standard Version
“Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.”
“Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.”
“Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.”
“Now he that maketh us for this very thing is God, who hath given us the pledge of the Spirit,”
“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.”
“Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.”
For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:
if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.
Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord
(for we walk by faith, not by sight);
we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.