2 Corinthians 5:1 meaning and explanation

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 Corinthians 5:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to the church at Corinth about the hope that sustains him in suffering. He calls the body an "earthly tent," a temporary shelter, and says that if it is dismantled in death, God has already prepared an eternal "building," a resurrection dwelling not made by human hands.

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