2 Corinthians 1:22
Who has also sealed us, and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
In Context
21Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God;
23I call God as a witness upon my soul, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.
Cross References
John 6:27Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for on him has God the Father set his seal.
Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
Romans 8:23And not only the creation, but ourselves as well, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Ephesians 1:13In him you also, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands firm, having this seal, The Lord knows those who are his. And, Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.
Revelation 7:3Saying, Do not hurt the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 1:16-24
Paul's Sincerity and Affliction. ( a. d. 57.) 15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judæa. 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.… Read the whole commentary →