2Cor 5:5 | NETfull | STEP | Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

2 Corinthians 5:5

5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ^{▼▼ Grk “for this very thing.”} is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ^{▼▼ Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).}