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

为此，培植我们的就是神，他又赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

那为我们安排这事的是上帝，他赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

那为我们安排这事的是神，他赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

是上帝为此目的预备了我们，并赐给了我们圣灵作担保。

那在我们身上完成了工作，使我们达成这目标的，就是神。他已经把圣灵赐给我们作凭据。

为此而预备我们的就是神；他赐给我们圣灵做为预付凭据。

為此，培植我們的就是神，他又賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

那為我們安排這事的是上帝，他賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

那為我們安排這事的是神，他賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

是上帝為此目的預備了我們，並賜給了我們聖靈作擔保。

那在我們身上完成了工作，使我們達成這目標的，就是神。他已經把聖靈賜給我們作憑據。

那造就我們以應此變化的乃是上帝；他先將聖靈做質定賜給我們。

為此而預備我們的就是神；他賜給我們聖靈做為預付憑據。

備我得此者上帝也、且賜聖神為質、

為我行此者上帝、賜聖神為質、

成全我以得此福者、即天主、又以聖神賜我為質、

夫天主之所以創造吾人者、正為此事；且已授吾人以聖神為其保證。

Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

God has formed us for that very purpose. He has given us the Holy Spirit as a down payment. The Spirit makes us sure of what is still to come.

He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.

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

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.

Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing[ is] God, who also hath given 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 who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

He has also sealed us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.

And 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.

When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

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

When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which was carried on a pole by two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there.At the end of 40 days they returned from scouting out the land.The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land.They reported to Moses:“ We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit.

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

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.

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

Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch I planted, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.