New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5

The Temporal and Eternal

1For we knowG3609that ifἐὰνeanG1437theearthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919tentσκήνουςskēnousG4636which is our houseG3624is tornG2647downG2647,we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192a buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,a houseG3624not madeG886with handsἀχειροποίητονacheiropoiētonG886,eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166in the heavensοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

2For indeedκαὶkaiG2532in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778house wegroanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727,longingἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902with our dwellingοἰκητήριονoikētērionG3613from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,

3inasmuchG1489as we, having putG1746it on, will not be foundεὑρεθησόμεθα.heurethēsomethaG2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4For indeedκαὶkaiG2532while we are in thisG3588tentσκήνειskēneiG4636, wegroanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727,being burdenedβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916,becauseἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909 G3739we do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to be unclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562but to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902,soἵναinaG2443that whatG2349ismortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349will be swallowedκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666up by lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5NowδὲdeG1161He who preparedκατεργασάμενοςkatergasamenosG2716us for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose is Godθεός,theosG2316, whogaveδοὺςdousG1325to us the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151as apledgeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,being alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842of goodG2292courageG2292,and knowingG3609thatwhile we are at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983we are absentἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962--

7forwe walkπεριπατοῦμεν,peripatoumenG4043by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, not bysightεἴδους,eidousG1491--

8we are of goodG2292courageG2292, I say, andpreferεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to be absentἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553from the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andto be at homeἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736with the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

9ThereforeδιὸdioG1352we alsoκαὶkaiG2532haveG5389as our ambitionG5389,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736orεἴτεeiteG1535absentἐκδημοῦντες,ekdēmountesG1553, to bepleasingεὐάρεστοιeuarestoiG2101to Him.

10For we mustδεῖdeiG1163allπάνταςpantasG3956appearφανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaiG5319beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the judgmentβήματοςbēmatosG968seatG968of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,soἵναinaG2443that eachG1538oneG1538may be recompensedκομίσηταιkomisētaiG2865forhis deeds in the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,accordingπρὸςprosG4314to whatἃhaG3739he has doneἔπραξεν,epraxenG4238,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orεἴτεeiteG1535badφαῦλον.¶phaulonG5337.

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767,knowingG3609thefearφόβονphobonG5401of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,we persuadeπείθομεν,peithomenG3982menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,but we are madeG5319manifestπεφανερώμεθα·pephanerōmethaG5319to GodθεῷtheōG2316;and I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679that we aremadeG5319manifestπεφανερῶσθαι.¶pephanerōsthaiG5319alsoκαὶkaiG2532in your consciencesσυνειδήσεσινsuneidēsesinG4893.

12We are notagainπάλινpalinG3825commendingσυνιστάνομενsunistanomenG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to you but aregivingδιδόντεςdidontesG1325you anoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874to be proudκαυχήματοςkauchēmatosG2745of us, soἵναinaG2443that you will haveἔχητεechēteG2192an answerfor thoseτοὺςtousG3588who takeG2744prideG2744in appearanceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383and not in heartκαρδίᾳ.kardiaG2588.

13For ifεἴτεeiteG1535we arebesideG1839ourselvesG1839,it is for Godθεῷ·theōG2316;ifεἴτεeiteG1535we are of soundG4993mindG4993, it is for you.

14For the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547controlsσυνέχειsunecheiG4912us, having concludedκρίνανταςkrinantasG2919thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778, thatoneεἷςheisG1520diedἀπέθανεν·apethanenG599for allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thereforeἄραaraG686allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599;

15and He diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599for allπάντωνpantōnG3956,soἵναinaG2443that they who liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198might noG3371longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371liveζῶσινzōsinG2198for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,but for Him who diedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599and roseG1453againἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453on their behalfG5228.

16ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620from nowνῦνnunG3568on we recognizeG3609noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561;evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487we have knownἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,yetἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568we knowγινώσκομεν.ginōskomenG1097Him in this waynoG3765longerG3765.

17ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100isin ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, he isa newκαινὴkainēG2537creatureκτίσις·ktisisG2937;the oldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744thingsG744passedG3928awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,newκαινάkainaG2537thingsG2537have comeγέγονενgegonenG1096.

18NowδὲdeG1161allG3956thesethingsπάνταpantaG3956are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoG3588reconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantosG2644us to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and gaveδόντοςdontosG1325us theministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643,

19namelyὡςhōsG5613, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316was in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547reconcilingκαταλλάσσωνkatallassōnG2644the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889to Himselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438,not countingλογιζόμενοςlogizomenosG3049their trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900against them, and He hascommittedθέμενοςthemenosG5087to us the wordλόγονlogonG3056of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20ThereforeοὖνounG3767, we areambassadorsπρεσβεύομεν,presbeuomenG4243for ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,as thoughὡςhōsG5613GodθεοῦtheouG2316were makingG3870an appealG3870throughδι᾽di᾽G1223us; we begδεόμεθαdeomethaG1189you on behalfG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547, bereconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēteG2644to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21He madeἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160Him whoknewγνόνταgnontaG1097noμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266to besinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,soἵναinaG2443that we might becomeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in Him.

The Temporal and Eternal

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5