2 Corinthians 5:1

1We knowΟἴδαμενforγὰρthatὅτιifἐὰνἡearthlyἐπίγειοςof usἡμῶνhouseοἰκίαtheτοῦtentσκήνουςshould be destroyedκαταλυθῇ,a buildingοἰκοδομὴνfromἐκGodθεοῦwe haveἔχομενa houseοἰκίανnot made with handsἀχειροποίητονeternalαἰώνιονinἐνtheτοῖςheavensοὐρανοῖς.

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, should be torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Vocab difficulty

72.8

Rare words

  • σκήνους

    σκῆνος

    a tent, tabernacle; fig: of the human body.

  • ἀχειροποίητον

    ἀχειροποίητος

    not made with hands.