2 Corinthians 5:8
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָבָה
ʼâbâh
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
סָתַר
çâthar
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
מִנְחָה
minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
מִנְחָה minchâh
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Study H4503 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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