2 Corinthians 5
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2 Corinthians 5:11-17

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 sunistanomenG3756G4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to youὑμῖν,huminG4771againπάλινpalinG3825.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we are givingδιδόντεςdidontesG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771an occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874to be proudκαυχήματοςkauchēmatosG2745ofὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,so thatἵναinaG2443you can answerἔχητε πρὸςechēte prosG2192G4314those whoτοὺςtousG3588take prideκαυχωμένουςkauchōmenousG2744inἐνenG1722appearancesπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383rather thanκαὶ μὴkai mēG2532G3361inἐνenG1722theheartκαρδίᾳ.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 toutoG2919G3778thatὅτιhotiG3754OneεἷςheisG1520diedἀπέθανεν·apethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thereforeἄραaraG686οἱhoiG3588allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599.
15AndκαὶkaiG2532He diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatἵναinaG2443those whoοἱhoiG3588liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198should no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371liveζῶσινzōsinG2198for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235for HimτῷtōG3588whodiedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶνautōnG846andκαὶkaiG2532was raised againἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453.
16SoὭστεHōsteG5620fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568weG1473regardG1492no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561.Althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532G1487we once regardedἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547in this wayκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596G4561ἀλλὰallaG235νῦνnunG3568, we do soγινώσκομεν.ginōskomenG1097no longerG3765.
17ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, he isa newκαινὴkainēG2537creationκτίσις·ktisisG2937.TheτὰtaG3588oldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744has passed awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thenewκαινάkainaG2537has comeγέγονενgegonenG1096!
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