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Summary
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
Earnestly
Bible References
We
2 Corinthians 5:4
And verily, we who are in the tent, do sigh, being weighed down, while yet we are not wishing to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves over, - in order that, what is mortal, may be swallowed up, by life.
Romans 7:24
Wretched, man am, I! Who shall rescue me out of this body doomed to death?
Romans 8:23
And, not only so, but, we ourselves, also, who have the first-fruit of the Spirit - weeven ourselves, within our own selves do sigh, - sonship ardently awaiting - the redeeming of our body; -
1 Peter 1:6
Wherein ye exult, though, for a little, just now, if needful, put to grief in manifold temptations,
Earnestly
Philippians 1:23
I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two, - having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better!