2 Corinthians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Death intervenes between the present state of affliction and the glory of heaven, but death is only the destruction of the body now existing. It is not an end to bodily form and life. This is no speculation of the apostle's; it is an assurance, "for we know " that if this earthly tent be destroyed, it will be followed by an enduring habitation—a mansion, not a tabernacle. In the earthly body he groans, not because it is a body, but because it is flesh and blood suffering under the effects... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

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

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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Confidence and courage (5:1-10)Christians receive further encouragement amid daily trials through the knowledge that the present body is only temporary. It is like a tent in which a person lives for a short time, whereas what God has prepared for the future life is a permanent home (5:1). Another illustration likens the present body to clothes that cover a person. Again this is only temporary. One day all that is earthly and temporary will be replaced by that which is spiritual and eternal... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 5:1

know . Greek. oida. App-132 . if. App-118 . earthly . Greek. epigeios. See John 3:12 . this tabernacle = the tent. Greek. skenos. Only here and 2 Corinthians 5:4 . It is the Gen, of Apposition . App-17 . The earthly house is a tent. See 1 Corinthians 4:11 . dissolved . Greek. kataluo building . Greek. oikodome. See 1 Corinthians 3:9 . of . Greek. ek. App-104 . God . App-98 . not made with hands. Greek. acheiropoietos. Only here. Mark 14:58 . Colossians 2:11 . eternal . App-151 .... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1

2 COR. 5In the first paragraph of this chapter, Paul spoke of the spiritual body which is to replace the present earthly body of Christians at the time of the Second Advent and judgment of the last day (2 Corinthians 1:10), and then delivered some of the profoundest teachings in Holy Scripture regarding the ministry of reconciliation, of which Paul, along with the other apostles, was an ambassador (2 Corinthians 1:11-21).For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1

2 Corinthians 5:1. For we know, &c.— We, as has been said but now, having eternal glory in view, do not droop in our work, nor faint under our manifold afflictions: for we are not only persuaded, upon the testimony of God in his word, that there is a rest provided for his faithful people, but by the witness of his Spirit with our spirits, as his children, we are likewise fully assured that we ourselves have a personal interest in it; and that, when these frail bodies, in which our souls now... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:1

1. For—Assigning the reason for the statement (2 Corinthians 4:17), that affliction leads to exceeding glory. we know—assuredly (2 Corinthians 4:14; Job 19:25). if—For all shall not die; many shall be "changed" without "dissolution" (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). If this daily delivering unto death (Job 19:25- :) should end in actual death. earthly—not the same as earthy (1 Corinthians 15:47). It stands in contrast to "in the heavens." house of this tabernacle—rather, "house of the tabernacle."... read more

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