καὶ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ κ. τ. λ.: for indeed in this, sc., in this tabernacle (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:3), we groan, sc., being weighed down by the body, longing to be clothed upon, i.e., to have the heavenly body put on in addition, like an outer garment over our mortal flesh, with our habitation which is from heaven, sc., which is brought thence by the Lord at His Coming (cf. 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 21:2, and Ascension of Isaiah (ed. Charles), iv. 16, ix. 17). The verb ἐπιποθεῖν always expresses in St. Paul a yearning for home; here it is used of the heavenly home-sickness of the saints.

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