2 Corinthians 5:2 introduces the longing to be clothed; verse 4 repeats the desire for clothing over being unclothed, tying the argument together.

In 2 Corinthians 5:1, Paul introduces the earthly tent metaphor — verse 4 expands on groaning in that tent while awaiting the heavenly building.

In 2 Corinthians 4:11, death works in us so life may appear in mortal flesh — same contrast between mortality and life being overtaken.

Isaiah 25:8 prophesies God swallowing up death forever—the same 'swallowed up' imagery Paul uses here for mortality overcome by life.

In 1 Corinthians 15:53, Paul uses the same clothing metaphor: the perishable must clothe itself with imperishable, directly parallel to this longing for a heavenly dwelling.

In 1 Corinthians 15:54, Paul quotes 'death is swallowed up in victory'—the exact phrase echoed here as mortality is swallowed up by life.

2 Peter 1:13 uses the same 'tent' metaphor for the body, reinforcing Paul's imagery of the earthly dwelling being temporary and groaning.

In Hosea 13:14, God declares He will redeem from death and the grave—the same victory over death that Paul describes here as being swallowed by life.

In Romans 8:11, Paul promises the Spirit will give life to your mortal bodies—directly parallel to the hope of being clothed with a heavenly dwelling.

In 2 Timothy 1:10, Christ abolishes death and brings immortality to light — the same victory over mortality Paul groans for here.