# if our earthly house—the tent—is destroyed, we have a building from God

Paul emphasizes that the Christian's circumstances in this world are temporary. It gives hope to those who are suffering.

# if our earthly house—the tent—is destroyed, we have

"if people destroy our earthly house—the tent—we have" or "if people kill our bodies, we have"

# if our earthly house—the tent—is destroyed

"if the tent that is our home on earth is destroyed"

# It is a house not made by human hands

"It is a house that humans did not make"