Where a verse leads
2 Corinthians 5:8: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”2 Corinthians 5:8
2 Corinthians 5:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Corinthians 5 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 2 Corinthians 5:8 mean?
2 Corinthians 5:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 2 Corinthians 5:8 in the Bible?
2 Corinthians 5:8 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 2 Corinthians 5:8 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 2 Corinthians 5:8 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.