2 Corinthians 5:8

8 we are of good courage, I say, and 1prefer rather to be absent from the body and 2to be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 In-Context

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord -
7 for we walk by faith, not by sight -
8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord .
9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Philippians 1:23
  • 2. John 12:26; Philippians 1:23
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