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

“ Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. ”

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

Now he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing - The phrase “self-same thing” here means this very thing, that is, the thing to which he had referred - the preparation for heaven, or the hea...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now he that hath (c) wrought us for the selfsame thing [is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. (c) He means that first creation, to show us that our bodies were made to this...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wrought , See 2 Corinthians 4:17 . for. Greek. cis. App-104. also . Omit, unto . to. earnest . See 2 Corinthians 1:22 . The transliteration of the Hebrew erabon . Spirit , App-101.
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Now he that hath fitted us. This is added in order that we may know, that this disposition is supernatural. For mere natural feeling will not lead us forward to this, for it does not comp...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing - God has given us our being and...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now he that hath wrought us, &c.— "To these noble views and sublime desires." This is a most emphatical manner of speaking; not only asserting that God is the author of it, but ascribing Deity...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Wrought us - framed us by redemption, justification, and sanctification. F...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing. — Better, he that wrought us for this very thing. The “very thing” is the consummation, by whatever stages it may be reached, in which mortality is...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing ,.... By "the selfsame thing" is meant, either the cross, the burden of sorrows and afflictions, under which the saints groan whilst here, which Go...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Ver. 5. He that hath wrought us ] Curiously wrought us in the lowermost parts o...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now he that hath wrought us for Or to , this longing for immortality; is God For none but God, none less than the Almighty, could have wrought this in us; who also hath given us his Spirit In...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The selfsame thing is the life, the eternal life, mentioned in the former verse; the house in the heavens, not made with hands, 2 Corinthians 5:1 . God hath wrought us for it (as some interp...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:5 (R.V.) Detaching. The idea of this passage is that the change from the mortal to the immortal is no accident. It is the result of a Divine intent. God wrought us for this very...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - 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 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now He that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God. The patient Divine Workman and His purpose These words penetrate deep into the secrets of God. To Paul everything is the Divine worki...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 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 5:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

1 John 3:24 ; 2 Corinthians 1:22 ; 2 Corinthians 4:17 ; Ephesians 1:13 ; Ephesians 1:14 ; Ephesians 2:10 ; Ephesians 4:30 ; Isaiah 29:23 ; Isaiah 60:21 ; Isaiah 61:3 ; Numbers 13:23-27 ;...
2 Corinthians 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Now he that hath wrought us to this very thing — This longing for immortality. Is God — For none but God, none less than the Almighty, could have wrought this in us.

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Corinthians 5:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

2 Corinthians 5:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes