2 Corinthians 5:6
For therefore do we know and are persuaded, that so long as we remain in the body we are in pilgrimage from our Lord.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
5And he who prepareth us for this is Aloha, who hath given to us the earnest-pledge of his Spirit.
7For by faith we walk, and not by sight.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:1FOR we know that if our earthly house of this body were dissolved, we have nevertheless a building that is by Aloha; a house which is not made with hands, in the heaven, eternal.
Philippians 3:20But our employment is in heaven, and from thence we expect the Saviour, our Lord Jeshu Meshiha,
Hebrews 11:13In faith died these all, not having gotten their promise, but from afar had beheld it, and exulted in it, and confessed that strangers they were, and sojourners in the earth.
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 →