we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

¹ We are confident,ª° [I say], andª² willingª° ratherª to be absentª° fromª the¹ body,ª andª to be presentª° withª the¹ Lord.ª

¹ We are confident,ª° I say, andª² willingª° ratherª to be absentª° fromª the¹ body,ª andª to be presentª° withª the¹ Lord.ª

On this account we confide, and long to pass away from the body, and to be with our Lord.

therefore we are confident, and desirous to be away from the body, and to be with our Lord.

θαρροῦμεν δὲ καὶ εὐδοκοῦμεν μᾶλλον ἐκδημῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ σώματος καὶ ἐνδημῆσαι πρὸς τὸν κύριον:

we-brave-unto moreover and we-goodly-think-unto more-such to-have-assembled-out-unto out of-the-one of-a-body and to-have-assembled-in-unto toward to-the-one to-Authority-belonged;