2 Corinthians 5:2
For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,
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- Rom 8:23 : 23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our 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 Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen,“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
- Rom 7:24 : 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
- 2 Cor 5:3-4 : 3 if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked. 4 For we groan while we are in this tent, since we are weighed down, because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
- Phil 1:23 : 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
- 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials. 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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3 if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.
4 For we groan while we are in this tent, since we are weighed down, because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
6 Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord–
7 for we live by faith, not by sight.
8 Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9 So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.
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1 Living by Faith, Not by Sight For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.
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20 But our citizenship is in heaven– and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
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48 Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly.
49 And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.
50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
51 Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed–
52 in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
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16 Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
17 For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
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22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.
23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
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14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.
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13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
14 Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
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11 To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
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14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
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2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
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10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.
11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
12 As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
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21 In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
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44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
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17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.
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8 But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.
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4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,
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23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
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4 When Christ(who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.
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7 An Eternal Weight of Glory But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
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11 For if what was made ineffective came with glory, how much more has what remains come in glory!
12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,
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13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.
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12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
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18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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30 because we are members of his body.
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18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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2 There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.
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18 For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the coming glory that will be revealed to us.
19 For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.