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.

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.

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

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.

He put his Spirit in our hearts and marked us as his own. We can now be sure that he will give us everything he promised us.

And that’s not all. We have the Holy Spirit as the promise of future blessing. But we also groan inside ourselves. We do this as we look forward to the time when God adopts us as full members of his family. Then he will give us everything he has for us. He will raise our bodies and give glory to them.

You also became believers in Christ. That happened when you heard the message of truth. It was the good news about how you could be saved. When you believed, he stamped you with an official mark. That official mark is the Holy Spirit that he promised.The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

Do not make God’s Holy Spirit mourn. The Holy Spirit is the proof that you belong to God. And the Spirit is the proof that God will set you completely free.

The men came to the Valley of Eshkol. There they cut off a branch that had a single bunch of grapes on it. Two of them carried it on a pole between them. They carried some pomegranates and figs along with it.That place was called the Valley of Eshkol. That’s because the men of Israel cut off a bunch of grapes there.At the end of 40 days, the men returned from checking out the land.The men came back to Moses, Aaron and the whole community of Israel. The people were at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There the men reported to Moses and Aaron and all the people. They showed them the fruit of the land.They gave Moses their report. They said,“ We went into the land you sent us to. It really does have plenty of milk and honey! Here’s some fruit from the land.

You will see your children living among you. I myself will give you those children. Then you will honor my name. You will recognize how holy I am. I am the Holy One of Jacob. You will have great respect for me. I am the God of Israel.

He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with olive oil to give them joy instead of sorrow. I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.

Our troubles are small. They last only for a short time. But they are earning for us a glory that will last forever. It is greater than all our troubles.

Then all your people will do what is right. The land will belong to them forever. They will be like a young tree I have planted. My hands have created them. They will show how glorious I am.

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.