2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we (A)would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Philippians 1:20-24
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20 as it is my eager expectation and hope (A)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full (B)courage now as always Christ (C)will be honored in my body, (D)whether by life or by death. 21 For to me (E)to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 (F)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is (G)to depart and (H)be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.
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1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, we are (A)God's children (B)now, and what we will be (C)has not yet appeared; but we know that (D)when he appears[a] (E)we shall be like him, because (F)we shall see him as he is.
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears
2 Corinthians 5:6
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6 So we are always of good courage. We know that (A)while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
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2 Corinthians 12:2-3
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2 I know a man (A)in Christ who fourteen years ago was (B)caught up to (C)the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, (D)God knows. 3 And I know that this man was caught up into (E)paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, (F)God knows—
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to (A)please him.
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John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you (A)to myself, that (B)where I am you may be also.
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Psalm 73:23-26
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23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you (A)hold my right hand.
24 You (B)guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will (C)receive me to glory.
25 (D)Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 (E)My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is (F)the strength[a] of my heart and my (G)portion (H)forever.
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- Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock
2 Peter 3:11-12
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11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, (A)what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12 (B)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and (C)the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
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2 Peter 1:14-15
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14 (A)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, (B)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is (C)laid up for me (D)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (E)the righteous judge, will award to me on (F)that day, and not only to me but also to all (G)who have loved his appearing.
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1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
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17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be (A)caught up together with them (B)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so (C)we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (B)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem (C)for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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John 17:24
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24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be (A)with me (B)where I am, (C)to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me (D)before the foundation of the world.
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Luke 2:29
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- Luke 2:29 Or bondservant
Matthew 25:23
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23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
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Matthew 25:21
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21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and (A)faithful servant.[a] (B)You have been faithful over a little; (C)I will set you over much. Enter into (D)the joy of your master.’
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- Matthew 25:21 Or bondservant; also verses 23, 26, 30
Psalm 17:15
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15 As for me, I shall (A)behold your face in righteousness;
when I (B)awake, I shall be (C)satisfied with your likeness.
Psalm 16:11
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11 You make known to me (A)the path of life;
in your presence there is (B)fullness of joy;
at your right hand are (C)pleasures forevermore.
Revelation 22:3
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3 (A)No longer will there be anything accursed, but (B)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and (C)his servants will worship him.
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Revelation 7:14-17
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14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (A)the great tribulation. (B)They have washed their robes and (C)made them white (D)in the blood of the Lamb.
15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and (E)serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne (F)will shelter them with his presence.
16 (G)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
(H)the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (I)will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of (J)living water,
and (K)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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