New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:2-21

2For indeedG2532 in thisG3778 house we 1groanG4727, longingG1971 to be 2clothedG1902 with our dwellingG3613 from heavenG3772, 3inasmuchG1489 as we, having putG1746 it on, will not be foundG2147 nakedG1131. 4For indeedG2532 while we are in thisG3588 tentG4636, we 3groanG4727, being burdenedG916, becauseG1909 G3739 we do not wantG2309 to be unclothedG1562 but to be 4clothedG1902, soG2443 that whatG2349 is 5mortalG2349 will be swallowedG2666 up by lifeG2222. 5NowG1161 He who preparedG2716 us for thisG3778 veryG846 purpose is GodG2316, who 6gaveG1325 to us the SpiritG4151 as a 7pledgeG728.

6ThereforeG3767, being alwaysG3842 of goodG2292 courageG2292, and knowingG3609 that 8while we are at homeG1736 in the bodyG4983 we are absentG1553 from the LordG2962-- 7for 9we walkG4043 by faithG4102, not by 10sightG1491-- 8we are of goodG2292 courageG2292, I say, and 11preferG2106 ratherG3123 to be absentG1553 from the bodyG4983 and 12to be at homeG1736 with the LordG2962. 9ThereforeG1352 we alsoG2532 haveG5389 as our ambitionG5389, whetherG1535 at homeG1736 orG1535 absentG1553, to be 13pleasingG2101 to Him. 10For we mustG1163 allG3956 appearG5319 beforeG1715 14the judgmentG968 seatG968 of ChristG5547, soG2443 that eachG1538 oneG1538 may be recompensedG2865 for 15his deeds in the bodyG4983, accordingG4314 to whatG3739 he has doneG4238, whetherG1535 goodG18 orG1535 badG5337.

11ThereforeG3767, knowingG3609 the 16fearG5401 of the LordG2962, we persuadeG3982 menG444, but we are madeG5319 manifestG5319 to GodG2316; and I hopeG1679 that we are 17madeG5319 manifestG5319 alsoG2532 in your consciencesG4893. 12We are not 18againG3825 commendingG4921 ourselvesG1438 to you but are givingG1325 you an 19occasionG874 to be proudG2745 of us, soG2443 that you will haveG2192 an answer for thoseG3588 who takeG2744 prideG2744 in appearanceG4383 and not in heartG2588. 13For ifG1535 we 20are 21besideG1839 ourselvesG1839, it is for GodG2316; ifG1535 we are of soundG4993 mindG4993, it is for you. 14For the loveG26 of ChristG5547 22controlsG4912 us, having concludedG2919 thisG3778, that 23oneG1520 diedG599 for allG3956, thereforeG686 allG3956 diedG599; 15and He diedG599 for allG3956, soG2443 that they who liveG2198 might noG3371 longerG3371 24liveG2198 for themselvesG1438, but for Him who diedG599 and roseG1453 againG1453 on their behalfG5228.

16ThereforeG5620 from nowG3568 on we recognizeG3609 noG3762 oneG3762 25 26accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561; evenG2532 thoughG1487 we have knownG1097 ChristG5547 27accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, yetG235 nowG3568 we knowG1097 Him in this way noG3765 longerG3765. 17ThereforeG5620 ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is 28in ChristG5547, 29he is 30a newG2537 creatureG2937; 31the oldG744 thingsG744 passedG3928 awayG3928; beholdG2400, newG2537 thingsG2537 have comeG1096. 18NowG1161 32allG3956 these thingsG3956 are from GodG2316, 33whoG3588 reconciledG2644 us to HimselfG1438 throughG1223 ChristG5547 and gaveG1325 us the 34ministryG1248 of reconciliationG2643, 19namelyG5613, that 35GodG2316 was in ChristG5547 reconcilingG2644 the worldG2889 to HimselfG1438, 36not countingG3049 their trespassesG3900 against them, and 37He has 38committedG5087 to us the wordG3056 of reconciliationG2643.

20ThereforeG3767, we are 39ambassadorsG4243 for ChristG5547, 40as thoughG5613 GodG2316 were makingG3870 an appealG3870 throughG1223 us; we begG1189 you on behalfG5228 of ChristG5547, be 41reconciledG2644 to GodG2316. 21He madeG4160 Him who 42knewG1097 noG3361 sinG266 to be 43sinG266 on our behalfG5228, soG2443 that we might becomeG1096 the 44righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 in Him.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 5:2 Rom 8:23; 2 Cor 5:4 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 5:2 1 Cor 15:53f; 2 Cor 5:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 5:4 2 Cor 5:2 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 5:4 1 Cor 15:53f; 2 Cor 5:2 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 5:4 1 Cor 15:54 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:5 Rom 8:23; 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:5 Or down payment ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:6 Heb 11:13f ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:7 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Or appearance ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:8 Phil 1:23 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:8 John 12:26; Phil 1:23 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:9 Rom 14:18; Col 1:10; 1 Thess 4:1 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Matt 16:27; Acts 10:42; Rom 2:16; 14:10, 12; Eph 6:8 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Lit the things through the body ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 5:11 Heb 10:31; 12:29; Jude 23 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 5:11 2 Cor 4:2 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Cor 3:1 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Cor 1:14; Phil 1:26 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 5:13 Lit were ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 5:13 Mark 3:21; 2 Cor 11:1, 16ff; 12:11 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Acts 18:5 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Rom 5:15; 6:6f; Gal 2:20; Col 3:3 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 5:15 Rom 14:7-9 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 5:16 John 8:15; 2 Cor 11:18; Phil 3:4 ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
28. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rom 16:7 ↩
29. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or there is a new creation ↩
30. 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:3; Rom 6:4; Gal 6:15 ↩
31. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Is 43:18f; 65:17; Eph 4:24; Rev 21:4f ↩
32. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 11:12 ↩
33. 2 Corinthians 5:18 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
34. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
35. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Col 2:9 ↩
36. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Rom 4:8; 1 Cor 13:5 ↩
37. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit having ↩
38. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit placed in us ↩
39. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Mal 2:7; Eph 6:20 ↩
40. 2 Corinthians 5:20 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
41. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
42. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Acts 3:14; Heb 4:15; 7:26; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5 ↩
43. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Rom 3:25; 4:25; 8:3; Gal 3:13 ↩
44. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Rom 1:17; 3:21f; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩

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