2 Corinthians 5:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,”
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“For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:”
King James Version · Public Domain“For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 5:2 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 10:11You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
- Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
- Romans 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
- 2 Corinthians 5:3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
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