³³ But ^(A)seek first ^(B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, ^(C)and all these things will be added to you.

^34 (D)“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

⁷ But we have this treasure in ^(A)jars of clay, ^(B)to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. ⁸ We are ^(C)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; ⁹ persecuted, but ^(D)not forsaken; ^(E)struck down, but not destroyed; ^10 (F)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^(G)so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. ¹¹ For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. ¹² So ^(H)death is at work in us, but life in you.

¹³ Since we have ^(I)the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, ^(J)“I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, ¹⁴ knowing that ^(K)he who raised the Lord Jesus ^(L)will raise us also with Jesus and ^(M)bring us with you into his presence. ¹⁵ For ^(N)it is all for your sake, so that as ^(O)grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, ^(P)to the glory of God.

¹⁶ So we do not lose heart. ^(Q)Though our outer self^[a] is wasting away, ^(R)our inner self ^(S)is being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For ^(T)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, ^18 (U)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Our Heavenly Dwelling

5 For we know that if ^(V)the tent that is ^(W)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, ^(X)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. ² For in this tent ^(Y)we groan, longing to ^(Z)put on our heavenly dwelling, ³ if indeed by putting it on^[b] we may not be found naked. ⁴ For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal ^(AA)may be swallowed up by life. ⁵ He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, ^(AB)who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

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. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, ^(H)the dwelling place^[a] of God is with man. He will ^(I)dwell with them, and they will be his people,^[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.^{[c] 4 (J)}He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ^(K)death shall be no more, ^(L)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

⁵ And ^(M)he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I ^(N)am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for ^(O)these words are trustworthy and true.” ⁶ And he said to me, ^(P)“It is done! ^(Q)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. ^(R)To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. ^7 (S)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and ^(T)I will be his God and ^(U)he will be my son. ^8 (V)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, ^(W)their portion will be in ^(X)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^(Y)the second death.”

²² And ^(A)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. ²³ And the city ^(B)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for ^(C)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. ²⁴ By its light ^(D)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth ^(E)will bring their glory into it, ²⁵ and ^(F)its gates will never be shut by day—and ^(G)there will be no night there. ²⁶ They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. ²⁷ But ^(H)nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's ^(I)book of life.