2 Corinthians 5:1-5
New American Standard Bible
The Temporal and Eternal
5 For we know that if our [a](A)earthly (B)tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house (C)not made by hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed, in this tent we (D)groan, longing to be (E)clothed with our [b]dwelling from heaven, 3 since in fact after putting it on, we will not be found naked. 4 For indeed, we who are in this tent (F)groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be (G)clothed, so that what is (H)mortal will be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who (I)gave us the Spirit as a [c]pledge.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:1 Lit earthly house of the tent
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 I.e., the resurrected body
- 2 Corinthians 5:5 Or first installment
2 Corinthians 5:1-5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 1 For we know that if our earthly house— our tent[a]— is torn-down[b], we have a building[c] from God, a house not-made-by-human-hands, eternal, in the heavens.
We Do Indeed Groan In This Body And Would Prefer To Get Home To The Lord
2 For indeed in this tent we are groaning, yearning to put-on-over[d] ourselves our dwelling from heaven— 3 inasmuch[e] as we, having taken-off [f] this tent, shall not be found naked[g]. 4 For indeed we, the ones being in the tent[h], are groaning, being burdened, because we do not want to take-off [i] our earthly tent, but to put on our heavenly dwelling over it, in order that the mortal may be swallowed-up by the life. 5 And the One having made us for this very thing is God, the One having given us His pledge: the Spirit.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:1 That is, our physical body.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 Or, taken-down.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 That is, a resurrection body; or, a place to stay (Jn 14:2).
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 That is, like an outer garment.
- 2 Corinthians 5:3 Or, since indeed.
- 2 Corinthians 5:3 Some manuscripts say having put-on the heavenly-dwelling.
- 2 Corinthians 5:3 That is, without a body; or, without a dwelling-place. The reverse of v 1.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 That is, physically alive on earth.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4 to take off... to put on. That is, to die... to live with God.
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