2 Corinthians 5:5

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God made us for that very purpose, and he has given us the Holy Spirit as a down payment, a guarantee of what is still to come.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:22

and he has put his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee that he’ll give us everything else he promised.

Romans 8:23

And that’s not all. We have the first signs of what the Spirit will give us fully, but we also are groaning inside as we wait for our adoption to be finalized.

Ephesians 4:30

Do not grieve God’s Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the proof that you belong to God and that God will set you completely free one day.

1 John 3:24

The one who obeys God’s commands lives in him, and he lives in them. Here’s how we know that God lives in us: We know it by the Holy Spirit he gave us.

Ephesians 2:10

God made us with his own hands through Christ Jesus for good works, and long ago he prepared them for us as a way of life.

2 Corinthians 4:17

Our troubles are small and they last only for a short time, but they’re earning a glory for us that will last forever. That glory outweighs all our troubles.