Farewell Service

Hymns, readings and a printed program for a Christian funeral

2 Corinthians 4:14–5:1

A Catholic funeral reading (second reading), with the full text in the King James Version and the Douay-Rheims.

Reads in about 1 minute6 versesCatholic: New Testament

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King James Version

  1. 14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
  2. 15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
  3. 16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
  4. 17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
  5. 18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
  6. 1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

  1. 14Knowing that he who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and place us with you.
  2. 15For all things are for your sakes: that the grace, abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God.
  3. 16For which cause we faint not: but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
  4. 17For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation worketh for us above measure, exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.
  5. 18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal: but the things which are not seen, are eternal.
  6. 1For we know, if our earthly house of this habitation be dissolved, that we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

Most Catholic parishes in the US read the New American Bible. Read 2 Corinthians 4 in the NABRE at usccb.org.

Where this reading is used

  • Catholic: New Testament (Lectionary for Mass, no. 1014)

Hymns based on it

Scripture: King James Version (1769 text) and Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (Project Gutenberg #1581); both public domain. Citation as listed in the Lectionary for Mass.