2 Corinthians 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 5:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 5:4 — KJV
“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 5:4 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 5:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 5:4
“And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:4: being, would, life
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:4: being, would, might
“That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:4: being, would, might
“And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:4: would, might
“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:4: being, would
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