Hebrews 11:14
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14 Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own.
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Hebrews 11:14
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14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.
2 Corinthians 4:18-5:7
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18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
New Bodies
5 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. 3 For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.[a] 4 While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. 5 God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.
6 So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. 7 For we live by believing and not by seeing.
Footnotes
- 5:3 Greek we will not be naked.
2 Corinthians 4:18-5:7
New International Version
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(A) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Awaiting the New Body
5 For we know that if the earthly(B) tent(C) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan,(D) longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(E) 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan(F) and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(G) 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.(H)
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. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.(I)
Hebrews 13:14
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14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
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Hebrews 13:14
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Hebrews 11:16
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16 But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
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Hebrews 11:16
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16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.(A) Therefore God is not ashamed(B) to be called their God,(C) for he has prepared a city(D) for them.
Philippians 1:23
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23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
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Philippians 1:23
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Romans 8:23-25
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23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children,[a] including the new bodies he has promised us. 24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope[b] for it. 25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
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Romans 8:23-25
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23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,(A) groan(B) inwardly as we wait eagerly(C) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.(D) 24 For in this hope we were saved.(E) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(F) Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(G)
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