Passage
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.
2 Corinthians 5:4 (DBY)
Nearby Context
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.
2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that has wrought us for this very thing [is] God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "indeed", "tabernacle", "groan", "burdened", "wish", "unclothed", and "mortal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "indeed" and "tabernacle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 3's "if indeed being also clothed we shall..." into verse 5's "Now he that has wrought us for...", so "indeed" and "tabernacle" 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 "tabernacle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.