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 13:13

13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship ³  of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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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 Or “communion.”