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 5:18
5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
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).