2 Corinthians 5:6
Having good courage, therefore, at all times, and knowing that—remaining at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7By faith, are we walking, not by sight;—
Cross References
Psalms 27:3Though there pitch against me—a camp, my heart shall not fear,—Though there come up against me—a battle, still, am I confident.
Psalms 119:19A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
Isaiah 30:15For thus, said my Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel—By returning and resting, shall ye be saved, In keeping quiet and trusting, shall be your strength,—Howbeit ye would not!
2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that—if, our earthly tent-dwelling, should be taken down, we have, a building of God, a dwelling not made by hand, age-abiding in the heavens.
Philippians 3:20For, our citizenship, in the heavens, hath its rise; wherefore, a Saviour also, do we ardently await,—The Lord Jesus Christ,—
Hebrews 11:13In faith, all these died—not bearing away the promises, but, from afar, beholding and saluting them, and confessing that, strangers and sojourners, were they upon the land.
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 →