Now he that hath wrought us for the
selfsame thing [is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the
Spirit.
BSB
And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
WEB
Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
YLT
And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;
F.O.G Original
(5) Now The One who prepared us for this is אֱלֹהִים Elohim, who keeps giving us the רוּחַ *Ruach-Spirit as a first instalment.
F.O.G
(5) Now The One who prepared us for this is אֱלֹהִים Elohim, who keeps giving us the רוּחַ *Ruach-Spirit as a first instalment.
F.O.G MSG
⁵Now it is God Himself who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us His Spirit as a guarantee of what’s to come.ᵇ
Footnotes:
⁵ᵇ Spirit as guarantee: The Holy Spirit living in believers serves as a down payment or pledge, assuring us of our future inheritance in the new heaven (sky) and earth (land).