2 Corinthians 5:3 (LSB)

Passage

inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, 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, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

2 Corinthians 5:3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.

2 Corinthians 5:4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 5:5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "inasmuch", "having", "found", and "naked". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "inasmuch" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For indeed in this we groan longing..." into verse 4's "For indeed while we are in this...", so "inasmuch" and "having" 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 "inasmuch" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.