2 Corinthians 5:1

Greek	Οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι ἐὰν ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐπίγειος ἡμῶν οἰκία τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σκήνους καταλυθῇ, οἰκοδομὴν ἐκ θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God ἔχομεν οἰκίαν ἀχειροποίητον αἰώνιον ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article οὐρανοῖς.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός Meaning: * The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens 278 occurrences in the New Testament. Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9
ESV	For we know that if the tent, which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
NIV	Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
NLT	For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not 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.

^{2 Corinthians 4:18 ← 2 Corinthians 5:1 → 2 Corinthians 5:2}

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