2 Korintus 5:1

Living by Faith, Not by Sight

5:1 For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, ¹  is dismantled, ²  we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

2 Korintus 10:15

10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ³  in the work ⁴  done by others, but we hope ⁵  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ⁶  among you according to our limits, ⁷ 

[5:1]  ¹ sn The expression the tent we live in refers to “our earthly house, our body.” Paul uses the metaphor of the physical body as a house or tent, the residence of the immaterial part of a person.

[5:1]  ² tn Or “destroyed.”

[10:15]  ³ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:15]  ⁴ tn Or “in the labors.”

[10:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

[10:15]  ⁶ tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

[10:15]  ⁷ tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.