New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:2-8

2For indeedκαὶkaiG2532in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778house wegroanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727,longingἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902with our dwellingοἰκητήριονoikētērionG3613from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,

3inasmuchG1489as we, having putG1746it on, will not be foundεὑρεθησόμεθα.heurethēsomethaG2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4For indeedκαὶkaiG2532while we are in thisG3588tentσκήνειskēneiG4636, wegroanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727,being burdenedβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916,becauseἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909 G3739we do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to be unclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562but to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902,soἵναinaG2443that whatG2349ismortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349will be swallowedκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666up by lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5NowδὲdeG1161He who preparedκατεργασάμενοςkatergasamenosG2716us for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose is Godθεός,theosG2316, whogaveδοὺςdousG1325to us the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151as apledgeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,being alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842of goodG2292courageG2292,and knowingG3609thatwhile we are at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983we are absentἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962--

7forwe walkπεριπατοῦμεν,peripatoumenG4043by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, not bysightεἴδους,eidousG1491--

8we are of goodG2292courageG2292, I say, andpreferεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to be absentἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553from the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andto be at homeἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736with the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

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