2 Corinthians 5:2 (YLT)

Passage

for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands--age-during--in the heavens,

2 Corinthians 5:2 for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

2 Corinthians 5:3 if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

2 Corinthians 5:4 for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "For we have known that if our..." into verse 3's "if so be that having clothed ourselves...", so "groan" and "dwelling" 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 "dwelling" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.