2 Corinthians 5:2

And for this reason also, we groan, desiring to be clothed from above with our habitation from heaven.

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In The King James Version

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

In Context

1For we know that, when our earthly house of this habitation is dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

3If we are so clothed, then we will not be found to be naked.

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Cross References

Romans 7:24Unhappy man that I am, who will free me from this body of death?

1 Corinthians 15:53Thus, it is necessary for this corruptibility to be clothed with incorruptibility, and for this mortality to be clothed with immortality.

Philippians 1:23For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 5:2-12

The Believer's Prospect beyond Death. ( a. d. 57.) 1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up… Read the whole commentary →

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