2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(A)
Philippians 1:20-24
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20 I eagerly expect(A) and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage(B) so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body,(C) whether by life or by death.(D) 21 For to me, to live is Christ(E) and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(F) and be with Christ,(G) which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
2 Corinthians 5:6
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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.
1 John 3:2
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2 Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E)
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
2 Corinthians 12:2-3
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2 I know a man in Christ(A) who fourteen years ago was caught up(B) to the third heaven.(C) Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.(D) 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows—
2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
John 14:3
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3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back(A) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.(B)
Psalm 73:23-26
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23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(A)
24 You guide(B) me with your counsel,(C)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(D)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(E)
26 My flesh and my heart(F) may fail,(G)
but God is the strength(H) of my heart
and my portion(I) forever.
2 Peter 3:11-12
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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward(A) to the day of God and speed its coming.[a](B) That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.(C)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 3:12 Or as you wait eagerly for the day of God to come
2 Peter 1:14-15
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14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(A) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(B) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(C) you will always be able to remember these things.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 I have fought the good fight,(A) I have finished the race,(B) I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me(C) the crown of righteousness,(D) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(E)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(F)
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
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17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(A) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(B) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(C) forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another(D) with these words.
Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die(A) in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”(B)
John 17:24
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Luke 2:29
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Footnotes
- Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss
Matthew 25:23
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23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’
Matthew 25:21
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21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(A) Come and share your master’s happiness!’
Psalm 17:15
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Psalm 16:11
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Revelation 22:3
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3 No longer will there be any curse.(A) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(B)
Revelation 7:14-17
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14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(A) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(B) 15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God(C)
and serve him(D) day and night in his temple;(E)
and he who sits on the throne(F)
will shelter them with his presence.(G)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.(H)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
nor any scorching heat.(I)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;(J)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](K)
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c]”(L)
Footnotes
- Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
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