2 Corinthians 5:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
σῶμα
body
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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εὐδοκέω
we are pleased
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εὐδοκέω
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
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ἐνδημέω
to be at home
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ἐνδημέω
to be in one's own country, i.e. home (figuratively)
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μᾶλλον
rather
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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ἐκδημέω
to be absent
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ἐκδημέω
to emigrate, i.e. (figuratively) vacate or quit
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θαῤῥέω
We are confident
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θαῤῥέω
to exercise courage
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