2 Corinthians 5:8

Weymouth NT

So we have a cheerful confidence, and we anticipate with greater delight being banished from the body and going home to the Lord.

Cross References

Matthew 25:21

»`You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; `you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'«

Matthew 25:23

»`Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; `you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'«

Luke 2:29

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

John 12:26

If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.

John 14:3

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me, that where I am you also may be.

John 17:24

»Father, those whom Thou hast given me – I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see the glory –my glory– my gift from Thee, which Thou hast given me because Thou didst love me before the creation of the world.

Acts 21:13

His reply was, »What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus.«

2 Corinthians 5:6

We have therefore a cheerful confidence. We know that while we are at home in the body we are banished from the Lord;

2 Corinthians 5:9

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

Revelation 22:3

»In future there will be no curse,« he said, »but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in that city. And His servants will render Him holy service and will see His face,