2 Corinthians 5:2
1 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
4 So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
- KJV
- For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
- WEB
- For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
- ASV
- For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:
- DARBY
- For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;
- BLB
- For also in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling that [is] from heaven,
- ÅB
- For også mens vi er her til huse, sukker vi, fordi vi lenges etter å overkles med vår bolig fra himmelen,
- OTB
- For i denne boligen sukker vi virkelig, lengtende etter å bli kledd med vår himmelske bolig,
- B1930
- For også mens vi er her til huse, sukker vi, fordi vi lenges efter å overklædes med vår bolig fra himmelen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:53–54
For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
Read in contextRomans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:3–4
because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:23
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Read in context1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
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