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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
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 may be swallowed up by life.
Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?
Romans 8:23
And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
1 Peter 1:6
You rejoice in this, though now for a short time you have had to struggle in various trials
Earnestly
Philippians 1:23
I am pressured by both. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ—which is far better—