Section 5:1–10

The promise of life in heaven

5:1a Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled,

(English Standard Version) For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed,

For we (incl.) know that should the earthly tent in which we live be destroyed,
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Furthermore, we know that if ⌊someone⌋ destroys the temporary body that we have here on earth,
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We know that if this earthly body we live in like a tent is killed,

5:1b we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven,

we have an eternal building from God in which to live in heaven,
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⌊we also know that⌋ God will give to us a permanent, heavenly body.
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we will have an eternal body, made by God himself, which ⌊is unlike a tent but⌋ is a permanent thing/building.

5:1c not built by human hands.

which is not built by ⌊mere⌋ people.
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That body originates/comes ⌊from God⌋ without any help from people.
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People are not involved at all in making that ⌊eternal⌋ body.

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