2 Corinthians 5

5:1–4Apr 11, 2026NRSVue ↗

the tent/building metaphor. The earthly body is a tent (skēnos — temporary shelter); the resurrection body is a building from God, permanent. Key: the desire is not to be "unclothed" (disembodied) but to be "further clothed" (ependysasthai) — more physical, more bodily than ever. "What is mortal may be swallowed up by life" echoes 1 Corinthians 15:54 and Isaiah 25:8. What is real about our bodies will be made even more real.

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