# restore, restoration #

## Definition: ##

The terms "restore" and "restoration" refer to causing something to return to its original and better condition.

* When a diseased body part is restored, this means it has been "healed."
* A broken relationship that is restored has been "reconciled." God restores sinful people and brings them back to himself.
* If people have been restored to their home country, they have been "brought back" or "returned" to that country.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* Depending on the context, ways to translate "restore" could include "renew" or "repay" or "return" or "heal" or "bring back."
* Other expressions for this term could be "make new" or "make like new again."
* When property is "restored," it has been "repaired" or "replaced" or "given back" to its owner.
* Depending on the context, "restoration" could be translated as "renewal" or "healing" or "reconciliation."

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Kings 05:8-10](en/tn/2ki/help/05/08)
* [Acts 03:21-23](en/tn/act/help/03/21)
* [Acts 15:15-18](en/tn/act/help/15/15)
* [Isaiah 49:5-6](en/tn/isa/help/49/05)
* [Jeremiah 15:19-21](en/tn/jer/help/15/19)
* [Lamentations 05:19-22](en/tn/lam/help/05/19)
* [Leviticus 06:5-7](en/tn/lev/help/06/05)
* [Luke 19:8-10](en/tn/luk/help/19/08)
* [Matthew 12:13-14](en/tn/mat/help/12/13)
* [Psalm 080:1-3](en/tn/psa/help/80/01)