2 CORINTHIANS 5:5

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.”

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2 Corinthians 5:5 Translation & Meaning

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Now δὲ But, and, etc Now
he that The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) he that
hath wrought κατεργασάμενος To work fully, i.e., accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion wrought
us ἡμᾶς Us us
for εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases for
the selfsame αὐτὸ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons selfsame
thing τοῦτο That thing thing
is (No Greek definition. English implied.)
God, θεός A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) God
who The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) who
also καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words also
hath given δοὺς To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) given
unto us ἡμῖν To (or for, with, by) us unto us
the τὸν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
earnest ἀῤῥαβῶνα A pledge, i.e., part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest earnest
of πνεύματος A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit of
the τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Spirit. πνεύματος A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit

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  • 3  If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

  • 4  For 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.

  • 5  Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

  • 6  Therefore 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:)




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