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Our Eternal Dwelling

2 Corinthians 5:2

In 9 translations

BSB
For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
KJV
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
WEB
For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
ASV
For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:
LSV
for also in this we groan, earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves with our dwelling that is from Heaven,
YLT
for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,
DBY
For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;
DRC
For in this also we groan, desiring to be clothed upon with our habitation that is from heaven.
GNV
For therefore we sighe, desiring to be clothed with our house, which is from heauen.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ στενάζομεν, τὸ οἰκητήριον ἡμῶν τὸ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπενδύσασθαι ἐπιποθοῦντες,
RP2018
Καὶ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ στενάζομεν, τὸ οἰκητήριον ἡμῶν τὸ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπενδύσασθαι ἐπιποθοῦντες·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ στενάζομεν, τὸ οἰκητήριον ἡμῶν τὸ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπενδύσασθαι ἐπιποθοῦντες·
SCR1894
και γαρ εν τουτω στεναζομεν το οικητηριον ημων το εξ ουρανου επενδυσασθαι επιποθουντες

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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 15:53–54For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written…
  • Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
  • Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
  • 2 Corinthians 5:3–4because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  • 1 Peter 1:6–7In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by…

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