2 Corinthians 5:2

And on this account also, we groan, and wish to be clothed with our house from heaven:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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, if our house on earth-this of the body, were dissolved, yet we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

3if indeed, when clothed, we shall not be found naked.

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Cross References

Romans 7:24O, a miserable man, am I! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

1 Corinthians 15:53For this which is corruptible, is to put on incorruption; and that which dieth, will put on immortality.

Philippians 1:23For the two press upon me: I desire to be liberated, that I may be with the Messiah; and this would be very advantageous to me.

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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