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Where is “Absent from the body, present with the Lord” in the Bible?
“Absent from the body, present with the Lord” is 2 Corinthians 5:8. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is 2 Corinthians 5:8.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
The verse
We are full of courage, and we would much prefer to leave our home in the body and make our home with the Lord.
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What it means there
The saying shortens the verse. Paul says he would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Christians often read it at funerals as comfort about where a believer goes at death.
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Where is “Absent from the body, present with the Lord” in the Bible?
“Absent from the body, present with the Lord” is 2 Corinthians 5:8. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
Is “Absent from the body, present with the Lord” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 2 Corinthians 5:8. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Corinthians 5:8 reads: “We are full of courage, and we would much prefer to leave our home in the body and make our home with the Lord.”
Who said “Absent from the body, present with the Lord”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
What does “Absent from the body, present with the Lord” mean in the Bible?
The saying shortens the verse. Paul says he would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Christians often read it at funerals as comfort about where a believer goes at death.
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