2 Korintus 1:22

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

2 Korintus 4:7

An Eternal Weight of Glory

4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power ²  belongs to God and does not come from us.

2 Korintus 8:5

8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

2 Korintus 8:11

8:11 to finish what you started, ³  so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, ⁴  you can also complete it ⁵  according to your means. ⁶ 

2 Korintus 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

[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”).

[4:7]  ² tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).

[8:11]  ³ tn Grk “and now also complete the doing.”

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “just as the eagerness to want [it].”

[8:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “so also it might be completed.” The passive construction was converted to an active one in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[8:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “completed from what you have.”