2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 5:1
1For 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.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| we know | Οἴδαμεν | Oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| earthly | ἐπίγειος | epigeios | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1919 earthly |
| tent | σκήνους | skēnous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4636 a tent |
| we | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| is dismantled | καταλυθῇ | katalythē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2647 I break up, overthrow, unharness, find a lodging |
| we have | ἔχομεν | echomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a building | οἰκοδομὴν | oikodomēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3619 the act of building, a building, edification |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| an eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| house | οἰκίαν | oikian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3614 a house, household |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| not built by human hands | ἀχειροποίητον | acheiropoiēton | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G886 not made by hand, not handmade |
Cross-references
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Job 19:25–26 · 1 John 3:2 · 2 Peter 1:13–14 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Hebrews 9:24 · 1 Corinthians 15:46–48 · John 14:2–3 · Hebrews 9:11 · Hebrews 11:10 · 1 Peter 1:4 · Job 4:19 · 2 Corinthians 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.