New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 5:2-8

2For indeedκαὶkaiG2532,in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778tent wegroanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727,longingἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902with ourdwellingοἰκητήριονoikētērionG3613from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,

3sinceG1512inG2532factG2532after puttingG1746it on, we will not be foundεὑρεθησόμεθα.heurethēsomethaG2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4For indeedκαὶkaiG2532,we who are in thisG3588tentσκήνειskēneiG4636groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727,being burdenedβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916,becauseἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909 G3739we do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to be unclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562but to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902,soG2443thatG2443whatG3588ismortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349will be swallowedκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666upG2666by lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5NowδὲdeG1161He who preparedκατεργασάμενοςkatergasamenosG2716us for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose isGodθεός,theosG2316, whogaveδοὺςdousG1325us the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151as apledgeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,beingG2292alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842ofG2292goodG2292courageG2292,and knowingG3609thatwhile we areG1736atG1736homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983we are absentἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962--

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

8but we areG2292ofG2292goodG2292courageG2292andpreferεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to be absentἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553from the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andto beG1736atG1736homeἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736with the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

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