2 Corinthians 5:3

The Passion Translation

in the belief that once we put on our new “clothing” we won’t find ourselves “naked.”

Cross References

Revelation 3:18

So I counsel you to purchase gold perfected by fire, so that you can be truly rich. Purchase a white garment to cover and clothe your shameful Adam-nakedness. Purchase eye salve to be placed over your eyes so that you can truly see.

Revelation 16:15

“Behold, I come like a thief! God’s blessing is with the one who remains awake and fully clothed in me and will not walk about naked, exposed to disgrace.”

2 Corinthians 5:2

We inwardly sigh as we live in these physical “tents,” longing to put on a new body for our life in heaven,

2 Corinthians 5:4

So, while living in this “tent,” we groan under its burden, not because we want to die but because we want these new bodies. We crave for all that is mortal to be swallowed up by eternal life.