2 Corinthians 5:11

2 Corinthians 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
• New International Version (NIV)Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.

Context of 2 Corinthians 5:11

9Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. 12For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. 13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 5:11 word by word

Εἰδότες οὖν τὸν φόβον τοῦ κυρίου ἀνθρώπους πείθομεν, θεῷ δὲ πεφανερώμεθα· ἐλπίζω δὲ καὶ ἐν ταῖς συνειδήσεσιν ὑμῶν πεφανερῶσθαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the terrorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the terrorφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• we persuadeπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• butδέde · thenG1161
• we are made manifestφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• unto Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I trustἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• consciencesσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:11

• Genesis 35:5And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
• Job 31:23For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
• Psalms 73:19Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
• Psalms 76:7You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry?
• Psalms 88:15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
• Psalms 90:11Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.
• Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
• Matthew 10:28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matthew 25:46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• Mark 8:35For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—
• Luke 12:5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
• Hebrews 10:31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord - This, I think, is too harsh a translation of , which should be rendered, knowing therefore the fear of the Lord; which, strange as it may at first appear, often signifies the worship of the Lord, or that religious reverence which we owe to him; Acts 9:31; Romans 3:18; Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Peter 3:2. As we know therefore what God requires of man, because we are favored with his own…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Knowing therefore - We who are apostles, and who are appointed to preach the gospel, having the fullest assurance of the terrors of the day of judgment, and of the wrath of God, endeavor to persuade people to be prepared to meet Him, and to give up their account. The terror of the Lord - This is, of the Lord Jesus, who will be seated on the throne of judgment, and who will decide the destiny of all people, 2 Corinthians 5:10; compare Luke 19:41. But they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 The apostle quickens himself and others to acts of duty. Well-grounded hopes of heaven will not encourage sloth and sinful security. Let all consider the judgment to come, which is called, The terror of the Lord. Knowing what terrible vengeance the Lord would execute upon the workers of iniquity, the apostle and his brethren used every argument and persuasion, to lead men to believe in the Lord Jesus, and to act as his disciples. Their zeal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11One reason for Paul's ministry is his respectful responsibility to the Lord. It is not a fearful dread, but a healthy respect (see Proverbs 1:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. terror of the Lord--the coming judgment, so full of terrors to unbelievers [Estius]. Ellicott and Alford, after Grotius and Bengel, translate, "The fear of the Lord" (2Co 7:1; Ec 12:13; Ac 9:31; Ro 3:18; Ep 5:21). persuade--Ministers should use the terrors of the Lord to persuade men, not to rouse their enmity (Jude 23). Bengel, Estius, and Alford explain: "Persuade men" (by our whole lives, 2Co 5:13), namely, of our integrity as ministers. But this…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 5:11

• Conscience
• Fear of God
• Integrity
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• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings