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 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ³  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Korintus 8:19

8:19 In addition, ⁴  this brother ⁵  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁶  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. 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.”

[8:10]  ³ tn Grk “who.”

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ⁶ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁷ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).