II Corinthians 5:4
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 5:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For we who are in this ‘tent’ sigh under our burden, unwilling to take it off, yet wishing to put our heavenly body over it, so that all that is mortal may be absorbed in life.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn wir freilich, die in der Hütte sind, seufzen beschwert, wiewohl wir nicht entkleidet, sondern überkleidet werden möchten, damit das Sterbliche verschlungen werde von dem Leben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque asimismo los que estamos en este tabernáculo, gemimos agravados; porque no quisiéramos ser desnudados, sino sobrevestidos, para que lo mortal sea absorbido por la vida.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois de fato nós, os que estamos neste tabernáculo, gememos pressionados, não porque queremos ser despidos, mas sim, revestidos; para que a mortalidade seja devorada pela vida.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
De fato, enquanto estamos neste tabernáculo, gememos sobrecarregados. Não queremos ser despidos; pelo contrário, revestidos, para que o mortal seja absorvido pela vida.
📖 II Corinthians 5:4 in Context
2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4For 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.
5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
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