Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 5

1ForγὰρgarG1063weG2249knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437theG3588earthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614ofG1537ourG2316tabernaclebeG2316dissolved,weG2249have abuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619fromG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316, ahouseοἰκίανoikianG3614notG1473madeG886withG1722handsἀχειροποίητονacheiropoiētonG886,eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166,inG1722theG3588heavensοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

2ForγὰρgarG1063verilyinG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778weG2249groanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727,longingἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971toG2532beG2532clothedἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902uponG3772withG1722ourG2532habitationwhichG3588isfromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772:

3ifG1487soG2532beG2532thatG1487being clothedweG1487shallG2532notοὐouG3756beG2532foundεὑρεθησόμεθα.heurethēsomethaG2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4ForG1063indeedG2532weG3739thatG3739areG1510inἐνenG1722thisG3588tabernacledoG1510groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727,beingὄντεςontesG1510burdenedβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916;notοὐouG3756forG1063thatG3739weG3739wouldG2309beG1510unclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG3739weG3739wouldG2309beG1510clothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902uponG1909,thatG3739whatG3739isG1510mortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349mayG2532beG1510swallowedκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666upG2666ofG1909lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5NowδὲdeG1161heG846thatG3778wroughtusG1325forεἰςeisG1519thisG3778veryG846thingG3778isGodθεός,theosG2316,whoG3588gaveG1325untousG1325theG3588earnestofG4151theG3588Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

6BeingthereforeοὖνounG3767alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842ofG575goodG2292courageG2292,andG2532knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754, whilstweG2532are athomeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983,weG2532areabsentἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553fromG575theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962

7(forγὰρgarG1063weG1223walkπεριπατοῦμεν,peripatoumenG4043byG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,notοὐouG3756byG1223sightεἴδους,eidousG1491);

8weG2532areofG1537goodG2292courageG2292,IG2532say,andG2532are willingratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123toG4314beG2532absentἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553fromG1537theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,andG2532toG4314beG2532athomeἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736withG4314theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

9WhereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532weG2532makeφιλοτιμούμεθα,philotimoumethaG5389itG846ourG2532aim,whetherG1535athomeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736orG2532absentἐκδημοῦντες,ekdēmountesG1553,toG2532beG1510well-pleasingεὐάρεστοιeuarestoiG2101untohimG846.

10ForγὰρgarG1063weG2249mustallG3956beG1163madeG5319manifestG5319beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theG3956judgment-seatofG1223ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;thatG3739eachG1538oneG1538mayἵναinaG2443receiveκομίσηταιkomisētaiG2865theG3956thingsG3956doneG4238inG3956theG3956bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,accordingG4314toG4314whatG3739heG3739hathdoneG4238,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535itG1223beG1163goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orεἴτεeiteG1535badφαῦλον.¶phaulonG5337.

11KnowingG1492thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3588fearφόβονphobonG5401ofG2316theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,weG2532persuadeπείθομεν,peithomenG3982menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,butG1161weG2532aremadeG5319manifestπεφανερώμεθα·pephanerōmethaG5319untoGodθεῷtheōG2316;andG2532IG2532hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatG3982weG2532aremadeG5319manifestπεφανερῶσθαι.¶pephanerōsthaiG5319alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722yourG2962consciencesσυνειδήσεσινsuneidēsesinG4893.

12WeG2249arenotG3756againπάλινpalinG3825commendingσυνιστάνομενsunistanomenG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438untoyouG5210,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235speakasG1722givingG1325youG5210occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874ofG1722gloryingonG1722ourG2532behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,thatG2443yemayG2532have wherewithtoπρὸςprosG4314answerthemG1325thatG2443gloryκαυχωμένουςkauchōmenousG2744inG1722appearanceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,andG2532notG3756inG1722heartκαρδίᾳ.kardiaG2588.

13ForγὰρgarG1063whetherG1535we arebesideG1839ourselvesG1839, it is untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316;orG1535whetherG1535we areofG2316sobermindσωφρονοῦμεν,sōphronoumenG4993, it is untoyouG5210.

14ForG1063theG3956loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofG1520ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547constraineth us;becauseG1063weG2249thusjudgeκρίνανταςkrinantasG2919,thatG3748oneεἷςheisG1520diedforG1063allG3956,thereforeἄραaraG686allG3956died;

15andG2532heG2532diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599forG3754allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatG3754theyG846whichοἱhoiG3588liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198shouldἵναinaG2443noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371liveζῶσινzōsinG2198untothemselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235untohimG846whoτῷtōG3588forG3754theirG846sakesG5228diedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599andG2532roseἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453againG3371.

16WhereforeweG2249henceforthknowG1097noG3762manG3762afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487weG2249haveknownG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,yetG2532nowG3568weG2249knowG1097himG2532soG2532noG3762moreG3765.

17WhereforeifG1487anyG5100manG5100isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,heG1487is anewκαινὴkainēG2537creatureκτίσις·ktisisG2937:theτὰtaG3588oldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744thingsG5100arepassedG3928awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theyG1487arebecomeγέγονενgegonenG1096newκαινάkainaG2537.

18ButδὲdeG1161allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956areofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoG3588reconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantosG2644usG1325toG2532himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andG2532gaveG1325untousG1325theG3956ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ofG1537reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643;

19toG2532wit,thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547reconcilingκαταλλάσσωνkatallassōnG2644theG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889untohimselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438,notμὴmēG3361reckoning untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900,andG2532havingcommittedθέμενοςthemenosG5087untousἐνenG1722theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20WeG2249areambassadorsπρεσβεύομεν,presbeuomenG4243thereforeοὖνounG3767onG5228behalfG5228ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,asG5613thoughG5613GodθεοῦtheouG2316were entreatingbyG1223us:weG2249beseechyouG3767onG5228behalfG5228ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,beG2316yereconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēteG2644toG5547Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21HimG846whoG3588knewγνόνταgnontaG1097noμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266heG846madeἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160toG2443beG1096sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266onG1722ourG2316behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228;thatG2443weG2249mightG2316becomeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096theG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316inG1722himG846.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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