2 Corinthians 5:2

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Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,

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  • Rom 8:23 : 23 And not only that, but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
  • 1 Cor 15:53-54 : 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'
  • Rom 7:24 : 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
  • 2 Cor 5:3-4 : 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
  • 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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  • 2 Cor 5:3-9
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    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

    4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

    5Now the one who has prepared us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

    6Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

    7(For we live by faith, not by sight.)

    8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • 2 Cor 5:1
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    1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

  • Phil 3:20-21
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    20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

    21who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.

  • 1 Cor 15:48-53
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    48As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.

    49And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

    50Now I say this, brothers and sisters: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

    51Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

    52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

    53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

  • 2 Cor 4:16-18
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    16Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

    17For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

    18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  • Rom 8:22-23
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    22For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.

    23And not only that, but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

  • 2 Pet 1:14
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    14knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • 2 Pet 3:13-14
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    13But according to His promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • 1 Cor 4:11
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    11To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.

  • Heb 13:14
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    14For here we have no lasting city, but we eagerly seek the city that is to come.

  • 1 John 3:2
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    2Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

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    10We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

    11For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

    12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • Eph 2:21-22
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    21In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

    22And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 15:44
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    44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, brothers and sisters, being separated from you for a short time—in person, not in heart—made every effort, with great longing, to see you face to face.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

  • 1 Pet 1:4
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    4to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

  • Phil 1:23
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    23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;

  • Col 3:4
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    4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

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    7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

  • 2 Cor 3:11-12
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    11For if what was passing away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of what remains!

    12Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,

  • Titus 2:13
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    13while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Cor 15:19
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    19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

  • 1 Thess 4:18
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    18Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

  • Eph 5:30
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    30because we are members of His body.

  • 2 Cor 3:18
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    18And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

  • John 14:2
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    2In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

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    18I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

    19For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for the revelation of the children of God.