New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:11-17

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.

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