II Corinthians 5:8
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 5:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And in this confidence we would gladly leave our home in the body, and make our home with the Lord.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
wir sind aber gutes Mutes und möchten lieber ausheimisch von dem Leibe und einheimisch bei dem Herrn sein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas confiamos, y más quisiéramos partir del cuerpo, y estar presentes al Señor.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Temos, porém, confiança, e queremos mais deixar o corpo, e habitar com o Senhor;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Por isso, somos confiantes. Preferimos estar ausentes do corpo, e no lar com o Senhor.
📖 II Corinthians 5:8 in Context
6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
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