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Version</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And indeed, in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling which <i>is</i> from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For indeed, in this <i>tent</i> we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For indeed in this <i>house</i> we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For indeed in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_corinthians/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For indeed in this <i>house</i> we groan, longing to be clothed with our [immortal, eternal] celestial dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, we groan in this body, desiring to put on our dwelling from heaven, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_corinthians/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_corinthians/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_corinthians/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In our present tent-like existence we sigh, since we long to put on the house we will have in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_corinthians/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For in this one we sigh, since we long to put on our heavenly dwelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_corinthians/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our house which is from heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For in this one we sigh, because we long to put on over it our dwelling which comes from Heaven--<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_corinthians/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for also in this we groan, earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves with our dwelling that is from Heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And indeed, in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling which <i>is</i> from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For also in this we groan, longing to have our dwelling from heaven put on:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For in this also we groan, desiring to be clothed upon with our habitation that is from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And for this reason also, we groan, desiring to be clothed from above with our habitation from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to be further clothed with our heavenly habitation<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We also weary over this earthly house, earnestly longing to use our house which is in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For concerning this also we are made to groan, and we long to wear our house that is from Heaven,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house that is from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For in this we groan, longing to be invested with our house which is from heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our mansion which is from heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_corinthians/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />while I am thus incas'd, I groan with desire to have that celestial vehicle superinduc'd:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For in this one we sigh, because we long to put on over it our dwelling which comes from Heaven--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For verily, in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from Heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And therefore <i>whilst we are</i> in this <i>tabernacle</i> we groan, being very desirous to be covered with our house <i>which is</i> from heaven: since though unclothed <i>of this body,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=766" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Our Eternal Dwelling</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this tent</a> <a href="/greek/4727.htm" title="4727: stenazomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire. From stenos; to make in straits, i.e. to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly.">we groan,</a> <a href="/greek/1971.htm" title="1971: epipothountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- From epi and potheo; to dote upon, i.e. Intensely crave possession.">longing</a> <a href="/greek/1902.htm" title="1902: ependysasthai (V-ANM) -- To have on over (as a garment); mid: I put on myself in addition. Middle voice from epi and enduo; to invest upon oneself.">to be clothed with</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heavenly</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3613.htm" title="3613: oikētērion (N-ANS) -- A dwelling-place, habitation, abode. Neuter of a presumed derivative of oikeo; a residence.">dwelling,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a></span><br />Not 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53-54</a></span><br />For 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 will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a></span><br />Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-4.htm">Colossians 3:4</a></span><br />When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a></span><br />and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm">Hebrews 11:16</a></span><br />Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed on with our house which is from heaven:</p><p class="hdg">we.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">2 Corinthians 5:4</a></b></br> For we that are in <i>this</i> tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a></b></br> O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a></b></br> And not only <i>they</i>, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, <i>to wit</i>, the redemption of our body.</p><p class="hdg">earnestly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23</a></b></br> For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:</p><p class="hdg">clothed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">2 Corinthians 5:3,4</a></b></br> If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53,54</a></b></br> For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal <i>must</i> put on immortality… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Ardently</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-39.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-12.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/acts/28-15.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-10.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Weariness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Ardently</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-23.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-22.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/genesis/24-21.htm">Meanwhile</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/galatians/3-21.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Weariness</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">That in his assured hope of immortal glory,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-9.htm">and in expectation of it, he labors to keep a good conscience;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-12.htm">not that he may boast of himself,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">but as one that, having received life from Christ, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">endeavors to live as a new creature to Christ only,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">and by his ministry of reconciliation, to reconcile others also in Christ to God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This imagery is consistent with Paul's background as a tentmaker (<a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Acts 18:3</a>), highlighting the transient nature of earthly life. The groaning signifies the believer's deep yearning for redemption and the struggles faced in the present life, echoing <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a>, where believers groan inwardly as they await adoption and the redemption of their bodies. This groaning is not just physical but spiritual, reflecting the tension between the present suffering and the future glory promised by God.<p><b>longing to be clothed</b><br>The desire to be "clothed" suggests a yearning for the transformation that comes with the resurrection body. This metaphor of clothing is used elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a>, where righteousness is described as a garment. The longing indicates a deep-seated hope for the fulfillment of God's promises, a theme prevalent throughout the New Testament. It reflects the believer's anticipation of being fully sanctified and glorified, free from sin and mortality.<p><b>with our heavenly dwelling</b><br>The "heavenly dwelling" refers to the glorified body believers will receive at the resurrection, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a>. This contrasts with the earthly tent, emphasizing the permanence and perfection of the resurrection body. The concept of a heavenly dwelling also connects to Jesus' promise in <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a>, where He speaks of preparing a place for His followers. This future hope is rooted in the assurance of eternal life and the believer's ultimate union with Christ, as seen in <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a>, where our citizenship is in heaven, and we await a Savior who will transform our lowly bodies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 2 Corinthians, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth, addressing issues of faith, suffering, and the hope of eternal life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and immorality. The church in Corinth faced many challenges, including divisions and moral issues.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, they were a diverse group of believers struggling with various doctrinal and ethical issues.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_dwelling.htm">Heavenly Dwelling</a></b><br>Refers to the eternal, glorified body believers will receive in the afterlife, contrasting with the temporary, earthly body.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/earthly_tent.htm">Earthly Tent</a></b><br>A metaphor for the human body, emphasizing its temporary and fragile nature compared to the eternal nature of the heavenly dwelling.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_life.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Life</a></b><br>Our current bodies are like tents—temporary and fragile. This perspective helps us focus on eternal values rather than temporary comforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_eternal_life.htm">The Hope of Eternal Life</a></b><br>Believers have a deep longing for their heavenly dwelling, which provides hope and encouragement amidst life's struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_groaning_of_creation.htm">The Groaning of Creation</a></b><br>Our groaning is not just personal but part of a larger cosmic longing for redemption, aligning with the groaning of creation itself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding our future hope should influence how we live today, prioritizing spiritual growth and eternal treasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_suffering.htm">Encouragement in Suffering</a></b><br>The promise of a heavenly dwelling offers comfort and strength during times of suffering and trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'groan_in_the_spirit'_mean.htm">What does "groan in the Spirit" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nudity_allowed_in_heaven.htm">Is nudity allowed in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_cor_5_1_-_how_to_align_'heavenly_body'_with_science.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1 - How do we reconcile the idea of a 'heavenly dwelling' with modern scientific understanding of the human body and physical laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_sexual_sin_stressed_in_1_cor_5_2.htm">Why does 1 Corinthians 5:2 call for such severe discipline for sexual immorality, yet other sins seem less emphasized in this passage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">For in this we groan.</span>--The "groaning" here, and in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm" title="For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed on, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.">2Corinthians 5:4</a>, may, of course, be a strong way of expressing the burden and the weariness of life, but taken in connection with what we have already seen in the Epistle, as pointing to the pressure of disease, we can scarcely fail to find in it the utterance of a personal or special suffering. (See Notes on <a href="/context/2_corinthians/1-8.htm" title="For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life:">2Corinthians 1:8-9</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon.</span>--The words have suggested the question whether St. Paul spoke of the "spiritual body" to be received at the resurrection (<a href="/context/1_corinthians/15-42.htm" title="So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:">1Corinthians 15:42-49</a>), or of some intermediate stage of being, like that represented in the visions which poets have imagined and schoolmen theorised about, in the visions of the world of the dead in the <span class= "ital">Odyssey</span> (Book 11), in the <span class= "ital">'neid</span> (Book vi.), in Dante's <span class= "ital">Divina Commedia</span> throughout. The answer to that question is found in the manifest fact that the intermediate state occupied but a subordinate position in St. Paul's thoughts. He would not speak overconfidently as to times and seasons, but his practical belief was that he, and most of those who were then living, would survive till the coming of the Lord (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm" title="In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.">1Corinthians 15:52</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-15.htm" title="For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.">1Thessalonians 4:15</a>). He did not speculate accordingly about that state, but was content to rest in the belief that when absent from the body he would in some more immediate sense, be present with the Lord. But the longing of his soul was, like that of St. John (<a href="/revelation/22-20.htm" title="He which testifies these things said, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.">Revelation 22:20</a>), that the Lord might come quickly--that he might put on the new and glorious body without the pain and struggle of the "dissolution" of the old. In the words "be clothed upon" (literally, the verb being in the middle voice, <span class= "ital">to clothe ourselves, to put on</span>) we have a slight change of imagery. The transition from the thought of a dwelling to that of a garment is, however, as in <a href="/context/psalms/104-1.htm" title="Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.">Psalm 104:1-3</a>, sufficiently natural. Each shelters the man. Each is separable from the man himself. Each answers in these respects to the body which invests the spirit. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In this we groan.</span> Since we have the firstfruits of the Spirit, who assures us of that future building from God, we, in this earthly tent, "groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our body" (<a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a>). <span class="cmt_word">To be clothed upon;</span> rather, <span class="accented">to further clothe ourselves with</span>. Here the metaphors of a tent and a garment - the "wandering tent" and the "mortal vesture of decay" - are interfused in a manner on which only the greatest writers can venture The corruptible yearns to clothe itself with the incorruptible, the mortal with immortality (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53</a>). The glorified body is compared to an over garment, <span class="cmt_word">House</span>; rather, <span class="accented">habitation</span> (<span class="accented">oiketerion</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this [tent]</span><br /><span class="grk">τούτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(toutō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we groan,</span><br /><span class="grk">στενάζομεν</span> <span class="translit">(stenazomen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4727.htm">Strong's 4727: </a> </span><span class="str2">To groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire. From stenos; to make in straits, i.e. to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longing</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιποθοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(epipothountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1971.htm">Strong's 1971: </a> </span><span class="str2">From epi and potheo; to dote upon, i.e. Intensely crave possession.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be clothed with</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπενδύσασθαι</span> <span class="translit">(ependysasthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1902.htm">Strong's 1902: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have on over (as a garment); mid: I put on myself in addition. Middle voice from epi and enduo; to invest upon oneself.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heavenly</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(ouranou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwelling,</span><br /><span class="grk">οἰκητήριον</span> <span class="translit">(oikētērion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3613.htm">Strong's 3613: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling-place, habitation, abode. Neuter of a presumed derivative of oikeo; a residence.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 5:2 For most certainly in this we groan (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 5:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 5:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 5:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 5:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>