And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
Cross References
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.
2 Corinthians 1:22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
Treasury of Scripture
Now he that has worked us for the selfsame thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.
wrought.
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Isaiah 29:23
But 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 60:21
Thy 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.
the earnest.
2 Corinthians 1:22
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Numbers 13:23-27
And 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 8:23
And 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.
