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For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
They seek
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They seek
Hebrews 11:16
But, as it is, their aspirations are for a better, a heavenly country! That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city to receive them.
Hebrews 13:14
for we have no permanent city here on earth, but we are in search of the city that is to come.
Romans 8:23
More than that, we ourselves, though we have in the Spirit a foretaste of the future, groan to ourselves as we wait to be declared God's sons, through the redemption of our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:18
because I keep my eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen. For what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For I know that if this earthly tent that I live in is taken down, God will provide me a building in heaven to live in, not built by human hands but eternal.
Philippians 1:23
I am undecided between the two, for I long to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better,
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Hebrews 13:14
for we have no permanent city here on earth, but we are in search of the city that is to come.