New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 5:2-8

2For indeed, in this tent we 1groan, longing to be 2clothed with our 3dwelling from heaven, 3since in fact after putting it on, we will not be found naked. 4For indeed, we who are in this tent 4groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be 5clothed, so that what is 6mortal will be swallowed up by life. 5Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who 7gave us the Spirit as a 8pledge.

6Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that 9while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- 7for 10we walk by faith, not by 11sight-- 8but we are of good courage and 12prefer rather to be absent from the body and 13to be at home with the Lord.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 5:2 Rom 8:23; 2 Cor 5:4 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 5:2 1 Cor 15:53f; 2 Cor 5:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 5:2 I.e., the resurrected body ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 5:4 2 Cor 5:2 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 5:4 1 Cor 15:53f; 2 Cor 5:2 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:4 1 Cor 15:54 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:5 Rom 8:23; 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:5 Or first installment ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:6 Heb 11:13f ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:7 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Or appearance ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:8 Phil 1:23 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:8 John 12:26; Phil 1:23 ↩

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