To be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven (το οικητηριον ημων το εξ ουρανου επενδυσασθα). First aorist middle in…

For in this. In this tent, tabernacle, or dwelling. In our body here.

We groan. See Barnes on Romans 8:22.

The sens…

For in this we groan.—The “groaning” here, and in 2 Corinthians 5:4, may, of course, be a strong way of expre…

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in th…

These verses belong together, since v.4 expands v.2, while v.3 is parenthetical. One reason for Paul’s assurance of his future acquisition of a res…

For in this we groan earnestly
Meaning either for this happiness we groan, or rather in this tabernacle we groan. Th…

The believer not only is well assured by faith that there is another and a happy life after this one ends, but he has good hope, through grace, of …

After commending the ministry of the New Testament for its dignity and use, the Apostle now commends it for its reward. Although he had already sai…