Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 5

(Romans 8:18–27)

1ForγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437theἡhēG3588earthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919tentσκήνουςskēnousG4636τοῦtouG3588weG1473live inοἰκίαoikiaG3614is dismantledκαταλυθῇ,kataluthēaG2647,we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192a buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619fromἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,an eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166houseοἰκίανoikianG3614inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772,not built by human handsἀχειροποίητονacheiropoiētonG886.

2καὶkaiG2532ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778tentwe groanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727,longingἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971to be clothed withἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902ourG1473heavenlyτὸ ἐξ οὐρανοῦto ex ouranouG3588 G1537 G3772τὸtoG3588dwellingοἰκητήριονoikētērionG3613,

3becauseεἴ γε καὶei ge kaiG1487 G1065 G2532when we are clothedG1746,we will not be foundοὐ εὑρεθησόμεθα.ou heurethēsomethaG3756 G2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4Forκαὶ γὰρkai garG2532 G1063οἱhoiG3588whilewe areὄντεςontesG1510inἐνenG1722thisτῷtōG3588tentσκήνειskēneiG4636,we groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727under our burdensβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916,becauseἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909 G3739we do not wishοὐ θέλομενou thelomenG3756 G2309to be unclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235clothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902,so thatἵναinaG2443ourτὸtoG3588mortalityθνητὸνthnētonG2349may be swallowed upκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666byὑπὸhupoG5259τῆςtēsG3588lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5AndδὲdeG1161it isGodθεός,theosG2316whoὉHoG3588has preparedκατεργασάμενοςkatergasamenosG2716usG1473forεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeὁhoG3588andhas givenδοὺςdousG1325usG1473τὸνtonG3588theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151as a pledge of what is to comeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767we are always confidentΘαρροῦντες πάντοτεTharrountes pantoteG3842 G2292,althoughκαὶkaiG2532we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754while we are at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983,we are awayἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962.

7ForγὰρgarG1063we walkπεριπατοῦμεν,peripatoumenG4043byδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,notοὐouG3756byδιὰdiaG1223sightεἴδους,eidousG1491.

8We are confidentθαρροῦμενtharroumenG2292,thenδὲdeG1161,andκαὶkaiG2532would preferεὐδοκοῦμεν μᾶλλονeudokoumen mallonG2106 G3123to be awayἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andκαὶkaiG2532at homeἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736withπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

9SoδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532we aspireφιλοτιμούμεθα,philotimoumethaG5389toG1510pleaseεὐάρεστοιeuarestoiG2101HimαὐτῷautōG846,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736in this bodyorεἴτεeiteG1535away from itἐκδημοῦντες,ekdēmountesG1553.

10ForγὰρgarG1063τοὺςtousG3588weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163allπάνταςpantasG3956appearφανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaiG5319beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatἵναinaG2443each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538may receive his dueκομίσηταιkomisētaiG2865τὰtaG3588forπρὸςprosG4314the thingsἃhaG3739doneἔπραξεν,epraxenG4238inδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orεἴτεeiteG1535badφαῦλον.¶phaulonG5337.

Ambassadors for Christ

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767,since we knowG1492what it meansτὸνtonG3588to fearφόβονphobonG5401theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,we try to persuadeπείθομεν,peithomenG3982menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444δὲdeG1161.What we are is clearπεφανερώμεθα·pephanerōmethaG5319to GodθεῷtheōG2316,andδὲdeG1161I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679it is clearπεφανερῶσθαι.¶pephanerōsthaiG5319toἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588conscienceσυνειδήσεσινsuneidēsesinG4893as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

12We are not commendingΟὐ συνιστάνομενOu sunistanomenG3756 G4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to youὑμῖν,huminG4771againπάλινpalinG3825.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we are givingδιδόντεςdidontesG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771an occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874to be proudκαυχήματοςkauchēmatosG2745ofὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,so thatἵναinaG2443you can answerἔχητε πρὸςechēte prosG2192 G4314those whoτοὺςtousG3588take prideκαυχωμένουςkauchōmenousG2744inἐνenG1722appearancesπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383rather thanκαὶ μὴkai mēG2532 G3361inἐνenG1722theheartκαρδίᾳ.kardiaG2588.

13IfεἴτεeiteG1535γὰρgarG1063we are out of our mindἐξέστημεν,exestēmenG1839, it isfor Godθεῷ·theōG2316;ifεἴτεeiteG1535we are of sound mindσωφρονοῦμεν,sōphronoumenG4993, it isfor youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

14ForγὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547τοῦtouG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26compelsσυνέχειsunecheiG4912usG1473, becausewe are convincedκρίναντας τοῦτο,krinantas toutoG2919 G3778thatὅτιhotiG3754OneεἷςheisG1520diedἀπέθανεν·apethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thereforeἄραaraG686οἱhoiG3588allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532He diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatἵναinaG2443those whoοἱhoiG3588liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198should no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371liveζῶσινzōsinG2198for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235for HimτῷtōG3588whodiedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶνautōnG846andκαὶkaiG2532was raised againἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453.

16SoὭστεHōsteG5620fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568weG1473regardG1492no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561.Althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532 G1487we once regardedἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547in this wayκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596 G4561ἀλλὰallaG235νῦνnunG3568, we do soγινώσκομεν.ginōskomenG1097no longerG3765.

17ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, he isa newκαινὴkainēG2537creationκτίσις·ktisisG2937.TheτὰtaG3588oldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744has passed awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thenewκαινάkainaG2537has comeγέγονενgegonenG1096!

18δὲdeG1161All thisπάνταpantaG3956isτὰtaG3588fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588reconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantosG2644usG1473to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532gaveδόντοςdontosG1325usG1473theτὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248τῆςtēsG3588of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643:

19ὡςhōsG5613thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasἦνēnG1510reconcilingκαταλλάσσωνkatallassōnG2644theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889to Himselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,notμὴmēG3361countingλογιζόμενοςlogizomenosG3049men’sαὐτοῖςautoisG846τὰtaG3588trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900against themαὐτῶν,autōnG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532He has committedθέμενοςthemenosG5087toἐνenG1722usG1473theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056τῆςtēsG3588of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20ThereforeοὖνounG3767we are ambassadorsπρεσβεύομεν,presbeuomenG4243forὙπὲρHuperG5228ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,as thoughὡςhōsG5613τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316were making His appealπαρακαλοῦντοςparakalountosG3870throughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473.We implore youδεόμεθαdeomethaG1189on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:Be reconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēteG2644τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21Godmadeἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160Him whoτὸνtonG3588knewγνόνταgnontaG1097noμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266to besinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228 G1473,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846weG1473might becomeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

(Romans 8:18–27)

Ambassadors for Christ

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5