2 Corinthians 5:6
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Therefore having always confidence, knowing that while we are in the body we are absent from the Lord.

we are always.

2 Corinthians 5:8 But we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Psalm 27:3,4 If armies in camp should stand together against me, my heart shall not fear. If a battle should rise up against me, in this will I be confident. . . .

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.

Isaiah 30:15 For thus saith the Lord God the Holy One of Israel: If you return and be quiet, you shall be saved: in silence and in hope shall your strength be. And you would not:

Isaiah 36:4 And Rabsaces said to them: Tell Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence wherein thou trustest?

Hebrews 10:35 Do not therefore lose your confidence which hath a great reward.

1 Peter 5:1 The ancients therefore that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come:

Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and your partner in tribulation and in the kingdom and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus.

whilst.

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know, if our earthly house of this habitation be dissolved, that we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. I Our days upon earth are as a shadow, and there is no stay.

Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: give ear to my tears. Be no silent: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were.

Psalm 119:19 I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Philippians 3:20,21 But our conversation is in heaven: from whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ, . . .

Hebrews 11:13 All these died according to faith, not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth.

Hebrews 13:14 For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come.

Context
Our Eternal Dwelling
5Now he that maketh us for this very thing is God, who hath given us the pledge of the Spirit, 6Therefore having always confidence, knowing that while we are in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7(For we walk by faith and not by sight.)…
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:8
But we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Hebrews 11:13
All these died according to faith, not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth.

Lexicon
Therefore
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

we are always confident,
Θαρροῦντες (Tharrountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2292: To be courageous, confident, of good cheer. Another form for tharseo; to exercise courage.

although
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

we know
εἰδότες (eidotes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

while we are at home
ἐνδημοῦντες (endēmountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1736: To be at home, live in a place. From a compound of en and demos; to be in one's own country, i.e. Home.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body,
σώματι (sōmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

we are away
ἐκδημοῦμεν (ekdēmoumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1553: To go abroad, be absent. From a compound of ek and demos; to emigrate, i.e. vacate or quit.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord.
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.


Additional Translations
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

always being confident, then, and knowing that, being at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord.

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

We have therefore a cheerful confidence. We know that while we are at home in the body we are banished from the Lord;

Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, --
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