2 Korintus 1:22

1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. ¹ 

Efesus 1:13

1:13 And when ²  you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ ³  – you were marked with the seal ⁴  of the promised Holy Spirit, ⁵ 

Efesus 4:3

4:3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

[1:22]  ¹ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”

[1:22]  sn Down payment. The Greek word ἀρραβών (arrabwn) denotes the first payment or first installment of money or goods which serves as a guarantee or pledge for the completion of the transaction. In the NT the term is used only figuratively of the Holy Spirit as the down payment of the blessings promised by God (it occurs later in 2 Cor 5:5, and also in Eph 1:14). In the “already – not yet” scheme of the NT the possession of the Spirit now by believers (“already”) can be viewed as a guarantee that God will give them the balance of the promised blessings in the future (“not yet”).

[1:13]  ² tn Grk “in whom you also, when…” (continuing the sentence from v. 12).

[1:13]  ³ tn Grk “in whom also having believed.” The relative pronoun “whom” has been replaced in the translation with its antecedent (“Christ”) to improve the clarity.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Or “you were sealed.”

[1:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “the Holy Spirit of promise.” Here ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias, “of promise”) has been translated as an attributive genitive.