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2 Corinthians 5:6

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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.

5 And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

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BSB
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
KJV
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
WEB
Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
ASV
Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord
DARBY
Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,
BLB
being confident, then, always, and knowing that being at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
ÅB
Derfor er vi alltid frimodige og vet at så lenge vi er hjemme i legemet, er vi borte fra Herren;
OTB
Derfor, alltid med godt mot, og anerkjennende at mens vi er hjemme i kroppen, er vi borte fra Herren—
B1930
Derfor er vi alltid frimodige og vet at så lenge vi er hjemme i legemet, er vi borte fra Herren;

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  • Philippians 3:20–21

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

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:1

    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.

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  • Hebrews 13:14

    For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

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  • Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

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  • Hebrews 11:13

    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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  • Hebrews 10:35

    So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

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  • Psalms 27:3–4

    Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

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  • Proverbs 14:26

    He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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