2 Corinthians 5:2

Assurance of the Resurrection

1 For we know that if ^aour earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house ^bnot made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 For in this ^awe groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our¹ habitation which is from heaven,

3 if indeed, ^ahaving been clothed, we shall not be found naked.

4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, ^abut further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.

5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also ^ahas given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

7 For ^awe walk by faith, not by sight.

8 We are confident, yes, ^awell pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

The Judgment Seat of Christ

9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

10 ^aFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ^bthat each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

11 Knowing, therefore, ^athe terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.

Be Reconciled to God

12 For ^awe do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity ^bto boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 5:2

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American Standard Version
For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:

Amplified® Bible
Here indeed, in this [present abode, body], we sigh {and} groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over [we yearn to put on our celestial body like a garment, to be fitted out] with our heavenly dwelling,

Contemporary English Version
While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home.

Darby English Version
For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;

Good News Bible
And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us;

International Standard Version
For in this one we sigh, since we long to put on our heavenly dwelling.

King James Version
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

New American Standard Bible
For indeed in this {house} we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

New International Version
Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

New King James Version
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For indeed in this house we groan, longing to become clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

Young's Literal Translation
for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

New English Translation
For in this earthly house¹ we groan, because we desire to put on² our heavenly dwelling,

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