2 Corinthians 5:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:22

He has also put his seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts  as a down payment.

Romans 8:23

Not only that,  but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits   #– #we also groan within ourselves,  eagerly waiting for adoption,  the redemption of our bodies.

Ephesians 4:30

And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit.  You were sealed by him  for the day of redemption.

1 John 3:24

The one who keeps his commands remains in him,  and he in him. And the way we know that he remains in us  is from the Spirit  he has given us.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created  in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance  for us to do.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary light affliction  is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the  Lord to glorify him.

Isaiah 29:23

For when he sees his children, the work of my hands within his nation, they will honour my name, they will honour the Holy One of Jacob and stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Isaiah 60:21

All your people will be righteous; they will possess the land for ever; they are the branch I planted, the work of my   hands, so that I may be glorified.