We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
θαρροῦμεν δέ, καὶ εὐδοκοῦμεν μᾶλλον ἐκδημῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, καὶ ἐνδημῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριον.
tharroymen de, kai eydokoymen mallon ekdēmēsai ek toy sōmatos, kai endēmēsai pros ton Kyrion.