King James Version

2 Corinthians 5:3

If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γεgeIfγέparticle — “If”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.Ifκαὶkaisoκαίadverb — “so”G2532and, even, also, namely.soἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoibe that being clothedἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “be that being clothed”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).be that being clothedοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγυμνοὶgumnoinakedγυμνός (gumnos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “naked”, the subject formG1131rarely: stark-naked; generally: wearing only the under-garment; bare, open, manifest; mere.nakedεὑρεθησόμεθαheurethēsomethato findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

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American Standard Version (1901)

if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

Young’s Literal Translation

if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

World English Bible

if indeed being clothed, we will not be found naked.

Darby Translation

if indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked.

Douay-Rheims

Yet so that we be found clothed, not naked.

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