For indeed in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling-place out of Heaven;
And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.
For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.
O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed;
You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and have fenced me with bones and sinews.