2 Corinthians 5:8
but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
7(for we walk by faith, not by sight);
9Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.
Cross References
Matthew 25:23And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord.
John 14:3And if I may go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; in order that you may also be where I am.
Acts 21:13Then Paul responded and said, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:9Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.
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 →