2 Corinthians 5:8

New English Translation

Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 16:11

You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

Psalm 17:15

As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

Matthew 25:21

His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Luke 2:29

“Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.

John 12:26

If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 14:3

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.

John 17:24

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord –

2 Corinthians 5:9

So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Revelation 22:3

And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him,