Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.

为此，培植我们的就是神，他又赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

那为我们安排这事的是上帝，他赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

那为我们安排这事的是神，他赐给我们圣灵作凭据。

是上帝为此目的预备了我们，并赐给了我们圣灵作担保。

那在我们身上完成了工作，使我们达成这目标的，就是神。他已经把圣灵赐给我们作凭据。

为此而预备我们的就是神；他赐给我们圣灵做为预付凭据。

為此，培植我們的就是神，他又賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

那為我們安排這事的是上帝，他賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

那為我們安排這事的是神，他賜給我們聖靈作憑據。

是上帝為此目的預備了我們，並賜給了我們聖靈作擔保。

那在我們身上完成了工作，使我們達成這目標的，就是神。他已經把聖靈賜給我們作憑據。

那造就我們以應此變化的乃是上帝；他先將聖靈做質定賜給我們。

為此而預備我們的就是神；他賜給我們聖靈做為預付憑據。

備我得此者上帝也、且賜聖神為質、

為我行此者上帝、賜聖神為質、

成全我以得此福者、即天主、又以聖神賜我為質、

夫天主之所以創造吾人者、正為此事；且已授吾人以聖神為其保證。

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.

God has formed us for that very purpose. He has given us the Holy Spirit as a down payment. The Spirit makes us sure of what is still to come.

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

God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.

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

Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing[ is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

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

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.

And not only that, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, the redemption of our body.

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation— having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise,who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and from there they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs.That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut off from there.When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days,they went on and came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.So they reported to him and said,“ We came into the land where you sent us, and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify My name; Indeed, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, And will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.