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Now He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. |
Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee (down payment, earnest). |
Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge (down payment). |
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Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. |
Now He Who has fashioned us [preparing and making us fit] for this very thing is God, Who also has given us the [Holy] Spirit as a guarantee [of the fulfillment of His promise]. |
Now, He who by His working in us made us fit for this very thing [the change from mortality to life] is God, He who gave us the Spirit as a token payment in kind, guaranteeing to us the rest of our salvation. |
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Now the power that has planned this experience for us is God, and He has given us the Spirit as a guarantee of its truth. |
Now it is God Himself who has put the finishing touches on me for this change, because He has given me the Spirit as the first installment of future bliss. |
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- What Do You Seek? - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) Most people who are confronted with this question at least know that they want, even need, an answer in life. But where do we look?