2 Corinthians 5:4
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:Select 2 Corinthians 5:2
3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.Select 2 Corinthians 5:3
4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.Select 2 Corinthians 5:4
5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.Select 2 Corinthians 5:5
6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:Select 2 Corinthians 5:6
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WEB
5:4 For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
ASV
5:4 For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.
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