2 Corinthians 5:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:”
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Read Full Chapter →Because of this assurance we live with steady confidence, knowing present life in the body is a kind of distance from the Lord.
What Does 2 Corinthians 5:6 Mean?
Building on the pledge of the Spirit, Paul speaks of an unshakable confidence. He frames present earthly life as being 'at home in the body' yet, in a sense, away from the Lord's immediate presence.
This is not a complaint about embodied life but a recognition that something fuller awaits. The believer can be courageous and settled now precisely because nearness to the Lord is the certain direction of the journey. Distance is real, but it is temporary, and confidence rests on the One who waits at home's true destination.
2 Corinthians 5:6 in the Original Language
ekdemeo (ἐκδημέω), 'absent' -- to be away from home or in a foreign country, away from one's true homeland.
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What does 2 Corinthians 5:6 mean?
Because of this assurance we live with steady confidence, knowing present life in the body is a kind of distance from the Lord.