2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
KJV
θαρροῦμεν δὲ καὶ εὐδοκοῦμεν μᾶλλον ἐκδημῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ σώματος καὶ ἐνδημῆσαι πρὸς τὸν κύριον.
Greek NT
audemus autem, et bonam voluntatem habemus magis peregrinari a corpore, et præsentes esse ad Dominum.
Vulgate
we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
ASV
But we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εὐδοκέω
eudokeo
verb · 21×
θαῤῥέω
tharreo
verb · 6×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μᾶλλον
mallon
adverb · 81×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐκδημέω
ekdemeo
verb · 3×
ἐνδημέω
endemeo
verb · 3×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
10 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
§1005To rise with Christ, we must die with Christ: we must "be away from the body and at home with the Lord."562 In that "departure" which is death the soul is separated from the body.563 It will be reunited with the body on the day of resurrection of the dead.564 Death
§1021Death puts an end to human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ.590 The New Testament speaks of judgment primarily in its aspect of the final encounter with Christ in his second coming, but also repeatedly affirms that each will be rewarded immediately after death in accordance with his works and faith. the parable of the …
§1681The Christian meaning of death is revealed in the light of the Paschal mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ in whom resides our only hope. the Christian who dies in Christ Jesus is "away from the body and at home with the Lord."183
When Abba Sisoes was at the point of death, the Fathers sitting beside him saw that his face shone like the sun. He said to them, "Look, Abba Antony is coming." A little later he said, "Look, the choir of prophets is coming." Again his countenance became brighter and he said, "Look, the choir of apostles is coming." His countenance became brighter still and he seemed to be spea…
The true divine Scriptures know naught of purgatory after this life. The fate of the dead is known to God alone. Indulgences are granted by avarice and do not help the dead. The character which the priest claims as his own when he confers it is an impossibility, for all Christians have this character from Christ.
Q. Since Christ has died for us, why do we still have to die? A. Our death does not pay for our sins. Rather, it puts an end to our sinning and is our entrance into eternal life.
The bodies of the faithful, as being the temples of the Holy Spirit, which we truly believe shall rise again at the last day, Scripture commands us to commit honorably to the earth, without superstition, and to make honorable mention of those who died in the Lord. We do not approve of those who show an excessive care for the dead, who are over-anxious for their condition, and w…
Cross-references
- 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
- 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
- 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
- 2Cor 5:6 — Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
- 2Cor 5:6 — Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
- 2Cor 5:9 — Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
- 2Cor 5:9 — Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
- 2Cor 12:2 — I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
- 2Pet 1:13 — Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
- 2Pet 1:14 — Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
- 2Pet 3:11 — Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
- 2Tim 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
- Acts 20:24 — But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
- Acts 21:13 — Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Eccl 7:1 — A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
- Isa 57:2 — He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
- John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
- John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- John 17:24 — Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
- John 17:24 — Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
- Luke 2:29 — Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
- Luke 23:43 — And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- Matt 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
- Matt 25:23 — His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
- Phil 1:20 — According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or
- Phil 1:21 — For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
- Phil 1:23 — For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
- Phil 3:20 — For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
- Prov 14:32 — The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Ps 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
- Ps 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Ps 51:13 — Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
- Ps 73:23 — Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
- Rev 6:9 — And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
- Rev 7:14 — And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Rev 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do foll
- Rev 22:3 — And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: