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# while we are in this tent
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Paul speaks of the physical body as if it were a "tent."
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# in this tent, we groan
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The word "tent" refers to "the earthly dwelling that we live in."
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# being burdened
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Paul refers to the difficulties that the physical body experiences as if they were heavy objects that are difficult to carry.
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# We do not want to be unclothed ... we want to be clothed
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Paul speaks of the body as if it were clothing. Here "to be unclothed" refers to the death of the physical body; "to be clothed" refers to having the resurrection body that God will give.
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# to be unclothed
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"to be without clothes" or "to be naked"
# so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life
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Paul speaks of life as if it were an animal that eats "what is mortal." The physical body that will die will be replaced by a resurrection body that will live forever.
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# so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life
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"so that life may swallow up what is mortal"
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