Our Future after Death

For we know that if our earthly tent we live in(A) is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens,(B) not made with hands.(C) Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring(D) to put on our heavenly dwelling, since, when we are clothed,[a] we will not be found naked.(E) Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality(F) may be swallowed up by life. Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

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  1. 5:3 Other mss read when we have taken it off

We know that if the earthly tent we live in is torn down, we have a building in heaven that comes from God, an eternal house not built by human[a] hands. For in this one we sigh, since we long to put on our heavenly dwelling. Of course, if we do put it on, we will not be found without a body.[b] So while we are still in this tent, we sigh under our burdens, because we do not want to put it off but to put it on, so that our dying bodies may be swallowed up by life. God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:1 The Gk. lacks human
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:3 Lit. found naked