2 Corinthians 5:2
For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;
New Heart English Bible
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
3if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.
Cross References
Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
1 Corinthians 15:53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Philippians 1:23But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
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 →