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

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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.(A)

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22 and who has also (A)put his seal on us and (B)given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.[a]

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or down payment

22 set his seal(A) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(B)

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23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have (A)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (B)groan inwardly as (C)we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, (D)the redemption of our bodies.

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23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,(A) groan(B) inwardly as we wait eagerly(C) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.(D)

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13 In him you also, when you heard (A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (B)were sealed with the (C)promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is (D)the guarantee[a] of our (E)inheritance until (F)we acquire (G)possession of it,[b] (H)to the praise of his glory.

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  1. Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
  2. Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession

13 And you also were included in Christ(A) when you heard the message of truth,(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(C) the promised Holy Spirit,(D) 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance(E) until the redemption(F) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.(G)

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30 And (A)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, (B)by whom you were sealed for the day of (C)redemption.

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30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,(A) with whom you were sealed(B) for the day of redemption.(C)

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24 (A)Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,[a] and God[b] in him. And (B)by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

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  1. 1 John 3:24 Greek him
  2. 1 John 3:24 Greek he

24 The one who keeps God’s commands(A) lives in him,(B) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(C)

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17 For (A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)

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to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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23 For when he sees his children,
    (A)the work of my hands, in his midst,
    they will sanctify my name;
(B)they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob
    and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

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23 When they see among them their children,(A)
    the work of my hands,(B)
they will keep my name holy;(C)
    they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One(D) of Jacob,
    and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

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23 And (A)they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol,[a] because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.

Report of the Spies

25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. 26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at (B)Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It (C)flows with milk and honey, (D)and this is its fruit.

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  1. Numbers 13:24 Eshcol means cluster

23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[a](A) they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates(B) and figs.(C) 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days(D) they returned from exploring the land.(E)

Report on the Exploration

26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh(F) in the Desert of Paran.(G) There they reported to them(H) and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.(I) 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey!(J) Here is its fruit.(K)

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  1. Numbers 13:23 Eshkol means cluster; also in verse 24.

10 For (A)we are his workmanship, (B)created in Christ Jesus (C)for good works, (D)which God prepared beforehand, (E)that we should walk in them.

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10 For we are God’s handiwork,(A) created(B) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(C) which God prepared in advance for us to do.

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21 (A)Your people shall all be righteous;
    (B)they shall possess the land forever,
(C)the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
    that I might be glorified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 60:21 Or that I might display my beauty

21 Then all your people will be righteous(A)
    and they will possess(B) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(C)
    the work of my hands,(D)
    for the display of my splendor.(E)

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