As an aid to clear understanding, here are the English equivalents of the key words and phrases of 2 Corinthians 5:1-9. CFF1 339.1
| Verse | Term | Amplified Meaning |
| (1) | “Earthly house” | this earthly body, in our present temporal condition |
| “Tabernacle” | temporary dwelling, earthly body | |
| “Dissolved” | disintegrate, go back to earthly elements | |
| “Building of God” | durable edifice, house from Heaven | |
| “House ... in the heavens” | glorified body provided by the Lord | |
| “Not made with hands” | of heavenly origin | |
| (2) | “Groan” | sigh in distress, earnestly desiring redemption of body |
| “Clothed upon” | to put on the “house” from Heaven | |
| “House ... from heaven” | glorified resurrection body | |
| (3) | “Clothed” | mortal life in the flesh, here and now |
| “Naked” | unclad, in state of death, dissolution | |
| (4) | “Unclothed” | stripped, without either mortal or immortal body |
| “Mortality” | corruptible, subject to decay and death | |
| “Swallowed up of life” | invested with immortality | |
| (5) | “Earnest” | assurance of their full inheritance in the hereafter, token, sure pledge |
| (6) | “At home in the body” | living in this present life, absent from Lord |
| “Absent from the Lord” | not yet in His presence, not yet clothed upon | |
| (8) | “Absent from the body” | resting, asleep in Jesus, relieved of suffering |
| “Present with the Lord” | having arrived, because “raised” or “changed,” united with Christ |