If--be dissolved (εαν--καταλυθη). Third class condition, εαν and first aorist passive subjunctive. The very word used (καταλυω) fo…

(20.) We have in this chapter an illustration of the sustaining power of religion in trials (2 Corinthians 4:8–9). The friends of Chris…

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved.—Better, be broken up, as more in harmon…

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 th…

Apparently for the first time in his apostolic career Paul reckons seriously with the possibility, even probability, of his death before the return…

For we know. Here follows an amplification (επεξεργασια) or embellishment of the preceding statement. For Paul intends to correct in us im…

For we know, that if our earthly house
By this house is meant the body, so called from its being like a well built h…

The believer not only is well assured by faith that there is another and a happy life after this one ends, but he has good hope, through grace, of …

After commending the ministry of the New Testament for its dignity and use, the Apostle now commends it for its reward. Although he had already sai…