2 Corinthians1:22

Translation

He has placed His seal on us, and He has given the down payment

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of the Holy Spirit into our hearts

Paraphrase

He has placed His seal of ownership on us, and He has put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit that guarantees full payment.

Footnotes

1: "payment"

This is a financial term which usually meant “Earnest money, down payment, advanced payment, deposit.” It was a guarantee of what would come.