2 Corinthians 5:3

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

Cross-references

In 2 Corinthians 5:2, Paul expresses longing to be clothed; verse 3 then explains why — so as not to be found naked. Direct logical progression.

2 Corinthians 5:4 elaborates on not wishing to be unclothed but clothed with the heavenly dwelling, directly continuing the thought of verse 3.

Genesis 3:7-11 shows Adam and Eve hiding in shame at their nakedness—Paul contrasts this: believers will be clothed and never found naked.

Revelation 16:15 warns to keep garments on to avoid nakedness and shame, directly paralleling Paul's 'not be found naked' in an eschatological context.

Revelation 3:18 uses the same clothing metaphor — white garments to cover nakedness, reinforcing Paul's idea that being clothed avoids shame.