2 Corinthians 5:6 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore we are alway bolde, though we knowe that whiles we are at home in the bodie, we are absent from the Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:4 For in deede we that are in this tabernacle, sigh and are burdened, because we would not be vnclothed, but would be clothed vpon, that mortalitie might be swalowed vp of life.

2 Corinthians 5:5 And he that hath created vs for this thing, is God, who also hath giuen vnto vs the earnest of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are alway bolde, though we knowe that whiles we are at home in the bodie, we are absent from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walke by faith, and not by sight.)

2 Corinthians 5:8 Neuerthelesse, we are bolde, and loue rather to remoue out of the body, and to dwell with the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "alway", "bolde", "though", "knowe", "whiles", "home", and "bodie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "alway", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And he that hath created vs for..." into verse 7's "For we walke by faith and not...", so "therefore" and "alway" 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 "therefore" and "alway" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.