2 Corinthians 5:8

Conservative English Version

We should be cheerful, because we would rather leave these bodies and be at home with the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 16:11

You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful.

Psalm 17:15

I am innocent, LORD, and I will see your face! When I awake, all I want is to see you as you are.

Proverbs 14:32

In times of trouble the wicked are destroyed, but even at death the innocent have faith.

Matthew 25:21

"Wonderful!" his master replied. "You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!"

Matthew 25:23

"Wonderful!" his master replied. "You are a good and faithful servant. I left you in charge of only a little, but now I will put you in charge of much more. Come and share in my happiness!"

Luke 2:29

"Lord, I am your servant, and now I can die in peace, because you have kept your promise to me.

John 12:26

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.

John 14:3

After I have done this, I will come back and take you with me. Then we will be together.

John 17:24

Father, I want everyone you have given me to be with me, wherever I am. Then they will see the glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the world was created.

Acts 21:13

But Paul answered, "Why are you crying and breaking my heart? I am not only willing to be put in jail for the Lord Jesus. I am even willing to die for him in Jerusalem!"

2 Corinthians 5:6

So always be cheerful! As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

But whether we are at home with the Lord or away from him, we still try our best to please him.

1 John 3:2

My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

Revelation 22:3

God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God