2 Corinthians 1:22 (GNV)

Passage

Who hath also sealed vs, and hath giuen the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are Yea, and are in him Amen, vnto the glorie of God through vs.

2 Corinthians 1:21 And it is God which stablisheth vs with you in Christ, and hath anoynted vs.

2 Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed vs, and hath giuen the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

2 Corinthians 1:23 Nowe, I call God for a recorde vnto my soule, that to spare you, I came not as yet vnto Corinthus.

2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that wee haue dominion ouer your faith, but wee are helpers of your ioy: for by faith yee stande.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "hath", "sealed", "giuen", "earnest", and "hearts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And it is God which stablisheth vs..." into verse 23's "Nowe I call God for a recorde...", so "Spirit" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.