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Philippians 3:21

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19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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BSB
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
KJV
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
WEB
who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
ASV
who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, [that it may be] conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.
DARBY
who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
BLB
who will transform our body of humiliation [to be] conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working of His powering, even to subject all things to Himself.
ÅB
han som skal forvandle vårt fornedrelses-legeme, så det blir likt med hans herlighets-legeme, etter den kraft hvormed han og kan underlegge seg alle ting.
OTB
som, ved den kraft som gjør ham i stand til å bringe alt under sin kontroll, vil forvandle våre lave kropper til å bli lik hans herlige kropp.
B1930
han som skal forvandle vårt fornedrelses-legeme, så det blir likt med hans herlighets-legeme, efter den kraft hvormed han og kan underlegge sig alle ting.

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

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  • Colossians 3:4

    When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:42–56

    So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

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  • Romans 8:29

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

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  • John 11:24–26

    Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

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  • Isaiah 26:19

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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  • Matthew 28:18

    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

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  • Matthew 17:2

    There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

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