¹⁴ For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.

¹⁸ while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

¹ For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

² For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:

³ if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

⁴ For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.

⁵ Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

⁶ Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

⁷ (for we walk by faith, not by sight);

²³ And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for `our' adoption, `to wit', the redemption of our body.

²⁴ For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?

²⁵ But if we hope for that which we see not, `then' do we with patience wait for it.

²³ But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

¹⁶ But now they desire a better `country', that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

¹⁴ For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after `the city' which is to come.