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."
— 2 Corinthians 5:5, World English Bible
“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 that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest 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 most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;
if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.
For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.