2 Corinthians 5:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

If so be ... [B Delta G read ei (G1487) per (G4007), provided that, if so be: 'Aleph (') C, ei-ge (G1489), seeing that, since.] Our 'desire' holds good should Christ's coming find us alive. Translate, 'that is х kai (G2532)], if so be that having had ourselves (already) clothed (with our natural body, cf. 2 Corinthians 5:4), we shall not be found naked,' (stripped of it). Olshausen takes it improbably, 'having put on the robe of righteousness.'

2 Corinthians 5:3

3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.