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2 Corinthians 5:4-6
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2 Corinthians 5:4-6
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4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal (A)may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, (B)who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6 So we are always of good courage. We know that (C)while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
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2 Corinthians 5:4-6
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2 Corinthians 5:4-6
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4 For while we are in this tent, we groan(A) and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(B) so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(C)
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
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