2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Expanded Bible

5 [^LFor] We know that ·when [if] our ·body [^Learthly house]—the tent we live in here on earth—is destroyed, ·God will have a house for us [^Lwe have a building from God]. It will not be made by human hands, but will be an eternal home ·in heaven [or in the heavens]. ² But now we ·groan [sigh] in this ·tent [or body; ^Lone], longing to be clothed in our heavenly ·home [dwelling place], ³ because it will clothe us so we will not be naked. ⁴ While we live in this ·body [^Ltent], we ·have burdens [are weighed down], and we ·groan [sigh]. We do not want to be ·naked [stripped; unclothed], but we want to be clothed with our heavenly home. Then ·this body that dies [^Lthe mortal] will be ·fully covered with [^Lswallowed up by] life [Is. 25:8; 1 Cor. 15:54]. ⁵ This is what God ·made [designed; prepared] us for, and he has given us the Spirit to be a ·guarantee for this new life [deposit; down payment; 1:22].

⁶ So we always have courage. We know that while we ·live [^Lare at home] in this body, we are ·away [absent; or exiles] from the Lord. ⁷ We ·live [walk] by ·what we believe [faith], not by ·what we can see [sight]. ⁸ So I say that we ·have courage [or are confident]. We really ·want [would prefer] to be ·away [absent; or exiled] from this body and be at home with the Lord. ⁹ Our only ·goal [aim; ambition] is to please ·God [^Lhim] whether we ·live here [are at home] or ·there [are absent/exiled], ¹⁰ because we must all stand before ·Christ to be judged [^Lthe Bema/judgment seat of Christ; ^Cthe Bema was a raised platform from which civic leaders made pronouncements and rendered judgment]. [^L…so that] Each of us will receive what we should get—good or bad—for the things we did in the earthly body.