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2 Corinthians 5:4 — King James Version← Study notes

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.


2 Corinthians 5:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:423 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndadverbG2532
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
ὄντεςontes
beingverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
σκήνειskēnei
tentnounG4636
στενάζομενstenazomen
we groanverbG4727
βαρούμενοιbaroumenoi
being burdenedverbG916
ἐφ’eph’
about (the times), above, afterprepositionG1909
thatrelative pronounG3739
οὐou
notadverbG3756
θέλομενthelomen
we do wishverbG2309
ἐκδύσασθαιekdysasthai
to be unclothedverbG1562
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἐπενδύσασθαιependysasthai
to be clothedverbG1902
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
καταποθῇkatapothē
may be swallowed upverbG2666
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θνητὸνthnēton
mortaladjectiveG2349
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ζωῆςzōēs
lifenounG2222
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 5:4

“For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan , not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon.” Here again he has utterly and manifestly stopped the mouths of the heretics, showing that he is not speaking absolutely of a body differing in identity , but of corruption and incorruption: 'For we do not therefore groan,' says he, 'that we may be delivered from the body: for of this we do not wish to be unclothed; but we hasten to be delivered from…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 10 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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