2 Corinthians 4:17
4:17 For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
2 Corinthians 5:5
5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
2 Corinthians 8:5
8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.