2 Corinthians 5:8

New Century Version

So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 16:11

You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy; at your right hand I will find pleasure forever.

Psalm 17:15

Because I have lived right, I will see your face. When I wake up, I will see your likeness and be satisfied.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are ruined by their own evil, but those who do right are protected even in death.

Matthew 25:21

The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’

Matthew 25:23

The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good and loyal servant. Because you were loyal with small things, I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my joy with me.’

Luke 2:29

“Now, Lord, you can let me, your servant, die in peace as you said.

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will honor anyone who serves me.

John 14:3

After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.

John 17:24

“Father, I want these people that you gave me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.

Acts 21:13

But he said, “Why are you crying and making me so sad? I am not only ready to be tied up in Jerusalem, I am ready to die for the Lord Jesus!”

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we always have courage. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Our only goal is to please God whether we live here or there,

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like him, because we will see him as he really is.

Revelation 22:3

Nothing that God judges guilty will be in that city. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and God’s servants will worship him.