2 Corinthians 5:5

2 Corinthians 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Context of 2 Corinthians 5:5

3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. 6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. 7For we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:5 word by word

Ὁ δὲ κατεργασάμενος ἡμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο θεός, ὁ δοὺς ἡμῖν τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος.¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• has preparedκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• veryαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• has givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• as a pledge of what is to comeἀρραβώνarrhabōn · guaranteeG728

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:5

• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• Isaiah 29:23For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
• Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
• 2 Corinthians 1:22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
• Numbers 13:23When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
• Romans 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
• Ephesians 1:13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
• Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
• 1 John 3:24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing - God has given us our being and our body for this very purpose, that both might be made immortal, and both be glorified together. Or, God himself has given us this insatiable hungering and thirsting after righteousness and immortality. Mr. Addison has made a beautiful paraphrase of the sense of the apostle, whether he had his words in view or not: - " - Whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Now he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing - The phrase “self-same thing” here means this very thing, that is, the thing to which he had referred - the preparation for heaven, or the heavenly dwelling. The word “wrought” here ( ́ katergasamenos) means that God had formed or made them for this; that is, he had by the influences of the Spirit, and by his agency on the heart, created them, as it were, for this, and adapted them to it. God has…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The idea of eternal hope is promising, with heavenly bodies replacing our dying ones. The God of resurrection will raise us and present us with all believers (4:14). Paul faced challenges in Ephesus, which inspired this statement about resurrection hope (1:8–11). His body's weakness reminded him of life after death, when our earthly body will be taken down in death and decay (see 1 Corinthians 15:42–57; Philippians 3:20–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. wrought us--framed us by redemption, justification, and sanctification. for the selfsame thing--"unto" it; namely, unto what is mortal of us being swallowed up in life (2Co 5:4). who also--The oldest manuscripts omit "also." earnest of the Spirit--(See on 2Co 1:22). It is the Spirit (as "the first-fruits") who creates in us the groaning desire for our coming deliverance and glory (Ro 8:23).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 5:5

• Blessing
• Earnest
• God
• Holy Spirit
• Man
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Trinity

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Appear
• Constrain
• Corinthians, Second Epistle to the
• Earnest
• Earthly
• Faith
• Groan
• Immortality

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings