2 Corinthians 5:1
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“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
What Does 2 Corinthians 5:1 Mean?
2 Corinthians 5:1 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Eternal Life.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 5:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 23:6“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”Philippians 1:21“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”John 14:2“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”2 Corinthians 4:7“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”Job 19:25“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:”1 John 3:2“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”John 11:25“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”2 Peter 1:13“Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;”Hebrews 11:10“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”Hebrews 9:24“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:”1 Corinthians 15:46“Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.”Romans 8:10“And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”Psalms 73:24“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.”Isaiah 57:2“He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.”1 John 5:13“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”Hebrews 9:11“But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;”Job 4:19“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”Mark 14:58“We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.”1 Corinthians 15:50“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.”
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