23 Not only that, but we ourselves also who have the firstfruits, namely, the spirit,+ yes, we ourselves groan within ourselves+ while we are earnestly waiting for adoption as sons,+ the release from our bodies by ransom.+

5 Now the one who prepared us for this very thing is God,+ who gave us the spirit as a token of what is to come.+

13 But you also hoped in him after you heard the word of truth, the good news about your salvation. After you believed, you were sealed+ by means of him with the promised holy spirit, 14 which is a token in advance of our inheritance,+ for the purpose of releasing God’s own possession+ by a ransom,+ to his glorious praise.