2 Corinthians 5:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: ”

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For in this - In this tent, tabernacle, or dwelling. In our body here. We groan - compare note, Romans 8:22 . The sense is, that we are subjected to so many trials and afflictions in the pre...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be (a) clothed upon with our house which is from (b) heaven: (a) He calls the glory of immortality, which we will be as it were clothed with, a garment....
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul proceeds to expand the thought of 2 Corinthians 4:16 , modifying the idea of an inner personality into that of a house or home for the soul prepared by God in heaven. The earthly frame in which...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

groan . See Romans 8:23 . clothed upon . Greek. ependuomai. Here and 2 Corinthians 5:4 . Compare John 21:7 . house. Greek. ciketerion. Only here and Jude 1:6 . from . Greek. ek . App...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2017 THE CHRISTIAN’S ASSURED PROSPECT OF GLORY 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 . We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: For in this we groan - While in this state, and in this body, we are encompassed with many infirmities...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For in this we groan,— The following seems the best and most unexceptionable exposition of the very difficult passage before us: "And in this view we groan, through that intenseness of spirit with...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: For in this - Greek, 'For also in this;' "herein" ( 2 Corinthians 8:10 ). Alford takes it, 'in...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Paraphrase. 'A further reason for my courage in presence of difficulty and affliction consists in my knowledge that if my body undergo the dissolution of death, I shall be endowed by God with an im...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For in this we groan. — The “groaning” here, and in 2 Corinthians 5:4 , may, of course, be a strong way of expressing the burden and the weariness of life, but taken in connection with what we hav...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 13 THE CHRISTIAN HOPE. 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (R.V) THAT outlook on the future, which at the close of 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 . is presented in the most general terms, is here carried out...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Longing to Be “at Home with the Lord” 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 This mortal life is a pilgrimage, and our body is a tent, so slight, so transitory, so easily taken down; but what does it matter, sin...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The vision of the house of God, and the coming at last to the Lord, throws its light on, and explains the value of, the groaning and the burden of the tabernacle, of the period of absence from the Ma...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2) For in this we groan, earnestly desiri...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For in this we groan earnestly ,.... Meaning either for this happiness we groan, or rather in this tabernacle we groan. These words are a reason of the former, proving that the saints have a buildin...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: Ver. 2. For in this ] That is, in this tabernacle of the body. How willingly do soldiers burn thei...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For we know We pursue, not seen, but unseen things, and do not faint in our work, because we know that if our earthly house Which is only a tabernacle or tent, a mere temporary habitation; were...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Unquestioned certainty as to the future, and present confidence of faith are seen here further developed. "We know" is the proper language of Christianity. "The earthly house of this tabernacle" is o...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Believer's Prospect beyond Death. A. D. 57. 1 For we know that if our earthly house of th...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

We are so confident of such a blessed state, that we passionately desire to be invested into it; and this groaning is also an evidence of it, for the desire of grace shall not be made frustrate; desi...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reason Why They Are Setting Their Minds On Things Above ( 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 ) The thought of looking at what is unseen, rather than at what is seen, now leads on to a consideration of the r...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 5:1 .—Flow of thought quite continuous from 2 Corinthians 4:18 . For ( 2 Corinthians 4:15 ).… For (17).… For ( 2 Corinthians 5:1 ).… For (2).… For...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:1-2 . For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan,...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 5:1 . We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God eternal in the heavens. The contrast between a house made with hands, and a house...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon. A Christian’s uneasiness in the mortal body and desire of the heavenly happiness I. We are to consider a Christian’s groans while he...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Continuation of the topic that hope is the chief support of the preacher of the gospel ( 2 Corinthians 5:1-47 ). Their self-sacrifice in preaching the gospel of reconciliation ( 2 Cor...
2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's Longing for the Future Glory. Paul's expectation of a glorified body:
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:53 ; 1 Corinthians 15:54 ; 1 Peter 1:6 ; 1 Peter 1:7 ; 2 Corinthians 5:3 ; 2 Corinthians 5:4 ; Philippians 1:23 ; Romans 7:24 ; Romans 8:23
2 Corinthians 5:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Desiring to be clothed upon — This body, which is now covered with flesh and blood, with the glorious house which is from heaven. Instead of flesh and blood, which cannot enter heaven, the rising b...

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 5:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes