2 Corinthians 5:2 (DBY)

Passage

For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 5:2 For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;

2 Corinthians 5:3 if indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked.

2 Corinthians 5:4 For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that [what is] mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "indeed", "groan", "ardently", "desiring", "house", and "heaven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "indeed" and "groan", 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 indeed being also clothed we shall...", so "indeed" and "groan" 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 "indeed" and "groan" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.