2 Corinthians 5:1
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
2 For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- KJV
- For 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.
- WEB
- For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
- ASV
- For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
- DARBY
- For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- BLB
- For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, should be torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- ÅB
- For vi vet at om vårt legemes jordiske hus nedbrytes, så har vi en bygning av Gud, et hus som ikke er gjort med hender, evig i himlene.
- OTB
- For vi vet at dersom vår jordiske bolig, som er vårt hjem, blir revet ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hjem ikke laget av menneskehender, evig i himmelen.
- B1930
- For vi vet at om vårt legemes jordiske hus nedbrytes, så har vi en bygning av Gud, et hus som ikke er gjort med hender, evig i himlene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 19:25–26
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Read in context1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Read in context2 Peter 1:13–14
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:7
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
Read in contextHebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:46–48
The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
Read in contextJohn 14:2–3
In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
Read in contextHebrews 9:11
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
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