2 Corinthians 5:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 5:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 5:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 5:6 — KJV
“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:”
— 2 Corinthians 5:6 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 5:6 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 5:6
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:6: confident, body, absent
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:6: therefore, body, lord
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:6: therefore, always, lord
“Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:6: always, body, lord
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:6: therefore, knowing, lord
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