Rom 8:23-25, 2Cor 4:18-5:7, Phili 1:23, Heb 11:16, 13:14 | ESV | STEP | And not only the creation, but we ourselves , who have the firstfruits of the Spirit , groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies .

Romans 8:23-25

23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have ^athe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^bgroan inwardly as ^cwe wait eagerly for adoption as sons, ^dthe redemption of our bodies. 24 For ^ein this hope we were saved. Now ^fhope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we ^gwait for it with patience.

2 Corinthians 4:18

18 ^has 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.

2 Corinthians 5:1-7

Our Heavenly Dwelling

1 For we know that if ⁱthe tent that is ^jour earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, ^ka house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent ^lwe groan, longing to ^mput on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on ^{▼▼Some manuscripts putting it off} 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 ^omay be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, ^pwho has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

6 So we are always of good courage. We know that ^qwhile we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for ^rwe walk by faith, not ^sby sight.

Philippians 1:23

23 ^tI am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^uto depart and ^vbe with Christ, for that is far better.

Hebrews 11:16

16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed ^wto be called their God, for ^xhe has prepared for them a city.

Hebrews 13:14

14 For ^yhere we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.