2 Corinthians 5:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 5:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 5:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made wi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 5:1 — KJV
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 5:1 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 5:1
“What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:1: know, house, made
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:1: house, building, god
“Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. endued...: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:1: know, house, god
“Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house: in: or, toward toward...: or, in this place”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:1: know, house, made
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great...: Chaldee, stones of rolling”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 5:1: know, house, god
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