2 Corinthians 5:2

For in this one we sigh, because we long to put on over it our dwelling which comes from Heaven--

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 this poor tent, our earthly house, is taken down, we have in Heaven a building which God has provided, a house not built by human hands, but eternal.

3if indeed having really put on a robe we shall not be found to be unclothed.

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Cross References

Romans 7:24(Unhappy man that I am! who will rescue me from this death-burdened body?

1 Corinthians 15:53For so it must be: this perishable nature must clothe itself with what is imperishable, and this mortality must clothe itself with immortality.

Philippians 1:23I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, 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 →

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