2 Corinthians 5:1-6 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:5

He who hath wrought us for the selfsame thing. God prepared and perfected us for this very result, namely, to put on the robe of immortality . The earnest (see 2 Corinthians 1:22 ) The quickening life imparted by the Spirit of life is a pledge and part payment of the incorruptible eternal life. The Spirit is "the Earnest of our inheritance" ( Ephesians 1:14 ; Ephesians 4:30 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we are always confident; literally, being of good courage . The sentence in the Greek is unfinished (an anacoluthon), but is resumed after the parenthesis by the repetition, "we are of good courage." Always ( 2 Corinthians 4:8 ). We are at home in the body. The tent is pitched in the desert, and even the pillar of fire can only shine through its folds. Yet the tent may become brighter and brighter as life goes on. "To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:6

To those disciples and apostles who were with the Lord Jesus during his earthly ministry, the separation which commenced upon his ascension must have been painful indeed. In the case of Paul, however, the language employed in this passage scarcely seems so natural. But we learn from the record of his sentiments what ought to be to all Christians their first thought, their governing principle, viz. their relation to Jesus Christ. The earthly state of all such is a state of absence from the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know - We who are engaged in the work of the gospel ministry. Paul is giving a reason why he and his fellow-laborers did not become weary and faint in their work. The reason was, that they knew that even if their body should die, they had an inheritance reserved for them in heaven. The expression “we know” is the language of strong and unwavering assurance. They had no doubt on the subject. And it proves that there may be the assurance of eternal life; or such evidence of acceptance with... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 present body; that the body is subjected to so many pains and to so much suffering, as to make us earnestly desire to be invested with that body which shall be free from all susceptibility to suffering.Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house ... - There is evidently here a change of the metaphor... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:3

If so be that being clothed - This passage has been interpreted in a great many different ways. The view of Locke is given above. Rosenmuller renders it, “For in the other life we shall not be wholly destitute of a body, but we shall have a body.” Tyndale renders it, “If it happen that we be found clothed, and not naked.” Doddridge supposes it to mean, “since being so clothed upon, we shall not be found naked, and exposed to any evil and inconvenience, how entirely soever we may be stripped of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:4

For we - We who are Christians. All Christians.That are in this tabernacle - This frail and dying body; note, 2 Corinthians 5:1.Do groan - see 2 Corinthians 5:2. This is a further explanation of what is said in 2 Corinthians 5:2. It implies an ardent and earnest desire to leave a world of toil and pain, and to enter into a world of rest and glory.Being burdened - Being borne down by the toils, and trials, and calamities of this life; see the note, 2 Corinthians 3:7-10.Not for that we would be... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 heavenly dwelling. The word “wrought” here (κατεργασάμενος katergasamenos) means that God had formed or made them for this; that is, he had by the influences of the Spirit, and by his agency on the heart, created them, as it were, for this, and adapted them to it. God has destined us to this change from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we are always confident - The word used here (θαῤῥοῦντες tharrountes) means to be of good cheer. To have good courage, to be full of hope. The idea is, that Paul was not dejected, cast down, disheartened, discouraged. He was cheerful and happy. He was patient in his trials, and diligent in his calling. He was full of hope, and of the confident expectation of heaven; and this filled him with cheerfulness and with joy. Tyndale renders it: “we are always of goud cheere.” And this was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:1-4

2 Corinthians 5:1-4. 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 dissolved Were mouldered back to the dust out of which it was formed; or if our zeal in the service of the gospel should expose us to martyrdom, which should destroy it before its time; we have And should immediately enjoy; a building of God A building of which he is the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:4

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:1-4

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