We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
Where you find this verse
From this verse, the Word reaches
In parallel withPhilippians 1:23
The same dilemma from the other letter: to depart and be with Christ is far better.
“But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.”
A promise madeLuke 23:43
Being at home with the Lord is what Jesus promised the dying thief: today with me in Paradise.
“Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.””
The same threadEcclesiastes 12:7
The dust returns to the earth and the spirit returns to God; Paul fills that return with the face of the Lord.
“and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
That reaches back to this verse
In parallel with (this verse)Philippians 1:23
Paul twice weighs death as gain: to depart is to be with Christ, absent from the body and at home with the Lord.
“But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.”