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2 Corinthians 5 — "absent from the body, present with the Lord" is a summary, not a direct quote

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 7) 00:01:06 – 00:02:07

Mike addresses the commonly misquoted phrase from 2 Corinthians 5

The phrase "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" is not a direct quote from Scripture but a summary of its teaching. The actual text contrasts being "at home in the body" (away from the Lord) with being "away from the body" (at home with the Lord). Paul frames these as the two options for a believer.
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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 7) @ 00:01:06

2020-10-09

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