en_tn_condensed/2co/05/05.md

# who gave us the Spirit as a guarantee of what is to come

The Spirit is spoken of as if he were a down payment toward eternal life. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Corinthians 1:22](../01/22.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
	`# who gave us the Spirit as a guarantee of what is to come`

	`The Spirit is spoken of as if he were a down payment toward eternal life. See how you translated a similar phrase in [2 Corinthians 1:22](../01/22.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`