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 when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. 3For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. 4While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• we groanστενάζωstenazō · to groanG4727
• earnestly desiringἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
• to be clothed uponἐπενδύωependuomai · be clothedG1902
• with ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• houseοἰκητήριονoikētērion · dwellingG3613
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:2

• 2 Corinthians 5:4While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.
• Romans 7:24Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
• Romans 8:23And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.
• 1 Peter 1:6So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.
• Philippians 1:23I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
• 2 Corinthians 5:3For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.
• 1 Corinthians 15:53For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

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