2 Corinthians 5:2

2 Corinthians 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

Context of 2 Corinthians 5:2

1For 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, 3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4For 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.

2 Corinthians 5:2 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ στενάζομεν, τὸ οἰκητήριον ἡμῶν τὸ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπενδύσασθαι ἐπιποθοῦντες·Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• we groanστενάζωstenazō · to groanG4727
• longingἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
• to be clothed withἐπενδύωependuomai · be clothedG1902
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• heavenlyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenlyἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenlyοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• dwellingοἰκητήριονoikētērion · dwellingG3613

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:2

• 2 Corinthians 5:4For 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.
• Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
• Romans 8:23Not 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.
• 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
• Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
• 2 Corinthians 5:3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
• 1 Corinthians 15:53For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For in this we groan - While in this state, and in this body, we are encompassed with many infirmities, and exposed to many trials, so that life is a state of discipline and affliction, and every thing within and around us says, "Arise and depart, for this is not your rest!" Those who apply these words to what they call the apostle's sense of indwelling sin, abuse the passage. There is nothing of the kind either mentioned or intended. Desiring to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For in this - In this tent, tabernacle, or dwelling. In our body here. We groan - compare note, Romans 8:22. The sense is, that we are subjected to so many trials and afflictions in the present body; that the body is subjected to so many pains and to so much suffering, as to make us earnestly desire to be invested with that body which shall be free from all susceptibility to suffering. Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house … - There is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling: This is not a wish for death. Paul longed for the Lord's return, when he would give new bodies to his people (1 Corinthians 15:51–58; Philippians 3:20–21; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For in this--Greek, "For also in this"; "herein" (2Co 8:10). Alford takes it, "in this" tabernacle. 2Co 5:4, which seems parallel, favors this. But the parallelism is sufficiently exact by making "in this we groan" refer generally to what was just said (2Co 5:1), namely, that we cannot obtain our "house in the heavens" except our "earthly tabernacle" be first dissolved by death. we groan--(Ro 8:23) under the body's weaknesses now and liability to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 5:2

• Death
• Man
• Resurrection

In the dictionaries

• Clothed Upon
• Appear
• Constrain
• Corinthians, Second Epistle to the
• Earthly
• Faith
• Groan
• Heaven
• Immortality
• Man

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings