⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in ^(A)paradise.”

⁸ Yes, we are of good courage, and we ^(A)would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

^23 (A)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^(B)to depart and ^(C)be with Christ, for that is far better.

The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 Then I saw ^(A)a new heaven and a new earth, for ^(B)the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. ² And I saw ^(C)the holy city, ^(D)new Jerusalem, ^(E)coming down out of heaven from God, ^(F)prepared ^(G)as a bride adorned for her husband.