2 Corinthians 5:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
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“We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 5:8 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
- Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Matthew 25:23His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
- 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
- Philippians 1:20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17After 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.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- 2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
- 2 Peter 3:11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, 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.
- Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Revelation 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
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