2 Corinthians 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ¹  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ² 

2 Corinthians 11:33

11:33 but I was let down in a rope-basket ³  through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands.

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¹ tn Grk “for this very thing.”

² tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

³ tn In Acts 9:25 the same basket used in Paul’s escape is called a σπυρίς (spuri"), a basket larger than a κόφινος (kofinos). It was very likely made out of rope, so the translation “rope-basket” is used.