2 Corinthians 5:2 (KJV)

Passage

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

2 Corinthians 5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

2 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "groan", "earnestly", "desiring", "clothed", "upon", "house", and "heaven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "groan" and "earnestly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "For we know that if our earthly..." into verse 3's "If so be that being clothed we...", so "groan" and "earnestly" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "groan" and "earnestly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.