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

3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7(For 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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• he thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hath wroughtκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the selfsameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thingοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• hath givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• the earnestἀρραβώνarrhabōn · guaranteeG728
• of the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:5

• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Isaiah 29:23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yhwh, that he might be glorified.
• Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• 2 Corinthians 1:22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
• Numbers 13:23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
• Romans 8:23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
• Ephesians 1:13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
• Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
• 1 John 3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath 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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• Earnest
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• 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