2 Corinthians 5:1
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5 For we know that, if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.(A)
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1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he[a] is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.(A)
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Job 19:25-26
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25 For I know that my vindicator[a] lives
and that in the end he will stand upon the earth;(A)
26 and after my skin has been destroyed,
then in my flesh I shall see God,(B)
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- 19.25 Or redeemer
2 Peter 1:13-14
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2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.(A)
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Hebrews 9:11
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11 But when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come,[a] then through the greater and more perfect tent[b] (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation),(A)
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Hebrews 9:24
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24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.(A)
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Job 4:19
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19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.(A)
2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness,
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1 Peter 1:4
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4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
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1 Corinthians 15:46-48
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46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the physical and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, made of dust; the second man is[a] from heaven.(A) 48 As one of dust, so are those who are of the dust, and as one of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.
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- 15.47 Other ancient authorities add the Lord
John 14:2-3
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2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[a] 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.(A)
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- 14.2 Or If it were not so, I would have told you, for I go to prepare a place for you
2 Corinthians 5:4
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4 For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burden because we wish not to be unclothed but to be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.(A)
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Mark 14:58
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58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ”(A)
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Genesis 3:19
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19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread
until you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.”(A)
1 John 5:19-20
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19 We know that we are God’s children and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one.(A) 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(B)
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- 5.20 Other ancient authorities read know the true God
1 John 3:19
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A)
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1 John 3:14
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14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death.(A)
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Hebrews 11:10
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10 For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.(A)
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Colossians 2:11
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11 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision,[a] by the removal of the body[b] of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;(A)
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1 Corinthians 3:9
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9 For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.(A)
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Psalm 56:9
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Job 30:22
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22 You lift me up on the wind, you make me ride on it,
and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.(A)
2 Timothy 1:12
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12 and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.[a](A)
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- 1.12 Or the deposit he has entrusted to me
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