2 Corinthians 5
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2 Corinthians 5

Revised Version 1895

1ForG1063 weG2249 knowG1492 thatG3754 ifG1437 theG3588 earthlyG1919 houseG3614 ofG1537 ourG2316 tabernacle beG2316 dissolved, weG2249 have a buildingG3619 fromG1537 GodG2316, a houseG3614 notG1473 madeG886 withG1722 handsG886, eternalG166, inG1722 theG3588 heavensG3772. 2ForG1063 verily inG1722 thisG3778 weG2249 groanG4727, longingG1971 toG2532 beG2532 clothedG1902 uponG3772 withG1722 ourG2532 habitation whichG3588 is fromG1537 heavenG3772: 3ifG1487 soG2532 beG2532 thatG1487 being clothed weG1487 shallG2532 notG3756 beG2532 foundG2147 nakedG1131. 4ForG1063 indeedG2532 weG3739 thatG3739 areG1510 inG1722 thisG3588 tabernacle doG1510 groanG4727, beingG1510 burdenedG916; notG3756 forG1063 thatG3739 weG3739 wouldG2309 beG1510 unclothedG1562, butG235 thatG3739 weG3739 wouldG2309 beG1510 clothedG1902 uponG1909, thatG3739 whatG3739 isG1510 mortalG2349 mayG2532 beG1510 swallowedG2666 upG2666 ofG1909 lifeG2222. 5NowG1161 heG846 thatG3778 wrought usG1325 forG1519 thisG3778 veryG846 thingG3778 is GodG2316, whoG3588 gaveG1325 unto usG1325 theG3588 earnest ofG4151 theG3588 SpiritG4151. 6Being thereforeG3767 alwaysG3842 ofG575 goodG2292 courageG2292, andG2532 knowingG1492 thatG3754, whilst weG2532 are at homeG1736 inG1722 theG3588 bodyG4983, weG2532 are absentG1553 fromG575 theG3588 LordG2962 7(forG1063 weG1223 walkG4043 byG1223 faithG4102, notG3756 byG1223 sightG1491); 8weG2532 are ofG1537 goodG2292 courageG2292, IG2532 say, andG2532 are willing ratherG3123 toG4314 beG2532 absentG1553 fromG1537 theG3588 bodyG4983, andG2532 toG4314 beG2532 at homeG1736 withG4314 theG3588 LordG2962. 9WhereforeG1352 alsoG2532 weG2532 makeG5389 itG846 ourG2532 aim, whetherG1535 at homeG1736 orG2532 absentG1553, toG2532 beG1510 well-pleasingG2101 unto himG846. 10ForG1063 weG2249 must allG3956 beG1163 madeG5319 manifestG5319 beforeG1715 theG3956 judgment-seat ofG1223 ChristG5547; thatG3739 eachG1538 oneG1538 mayG2443 receiveG2865 theG3956 thingsG3956 doneG4238 inG3956 theG3956 bodyG4983, accordingG4314 toG4314 whatG3739 heG3739 hath doneG4238, whetherG1535 itG1223 beG1163 goodG18 orG1535 badG5337. 11KnowingG1492 thereforeG3767 theG3588 fearG5401 ofG2316 theG3588 LordG2962, weG2532 persuadeG3982 menG444, butG1161 weG2532 are madeG5319 manifestG5319 unto GodG2316; andG2532 IG2532 hopeG1679 thatG3982 weG2532 are madeG5319 manifestG5319 alsoG2532 inG1722 yourG2962 consciencesG4893. 12WeG2249 are notG3756 againG3825 commendingG4921 ourselvesG1438 unto youG5210, butG235 speak asG1722 givingG1325 youG5210 occasionG874 ofG1722 glorying onG1722 ourG2532 behalfG5228, thatG2443 ye mayG2532 have wherewith toG4314 answer themG1325 thatG2443 gloryG2744 inG1722 appearanceG4383, andG2532 notG3756 inG1722 heartG2588. 13ForG1063 whetherG1535 we are besideG1839 ourselvesG1839, it is unto GodG2316; orG1535 whetherG1535 we are ofG2316 sober mindG4993, it is unto youG5210. 14ForG1063 theG3956 loveG26 ofG1520 ChristG5547 constraineth us; becauseG1063 weG2249 thus judgeG2919, thatG3748 oneG1520 died forG1063 allG3956, thereforeG686 allG3956 died; 15andG2532 heG2532 diedG599 forG3754 allG3956, thatG3754 theyG846 whichG3588 liveG2198 shouldG2443 noG3371 longerG3371 liveG2198 unto themselvesG1438, butG235 unto himG846 whoG3588 forG3754 theirG846 sakesG5228 diedG599 andG2532 roseG1453 againG3371. 16Wherefore weG2249 henceforth knowG1097 noG3762 manG3762 afterG2596 theG3588 fleshG4561: evenG2532 thoughG1487 weG2249 have knownG1097 ChristG5547 afterG2596 theG3588 fleshG4561, yetG2532 nowG3568 weG2249 knowG1097 himG2532 soG2532 noG3762 moreG3765. 17Wherefore ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 is inG1722 ChristG5547, heG1487 is a newG2537 creatureG2937: theG3588 oldG744 thingsG5100 are passedG3928 awayG3928; beholdG2400, theyG1487 are becomeG1096 newG2537. 18ButG1161 allG3956 thingsG3956 are ofG1537 GodG2316, whoG3588 reconciledG2644 usG1325 toG2532 himselfG1438 throughG1223 ChristG5547, andG2532 gaveG1325 unto usG1325 theG3956 ministryG1248 ofG1537 reconciliationG2643; 19toG2532 wit, thatG3754 GodG2316 wasG1510 inG1722 ChristG5547 reconcilingG2644 theG3588 worldG2889 unto himselfG1438, notG3361 reckoning unto themG846 theirG846 trespassesG3900, andG2532 having committedG5087 unto usG1722 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 reconciliationG2643. 20WeG2249 are ambassadorsG4243 thereforeG3767 onG5228 behalfG5228 ofG1223 ChristG5547, asG5613 thoughG5613 GodG2316 were entreating byG1223 us: weG2249 beseech youG3767 onG5228 behalfG5228 ofG1223 ChristG5547, beG2316 ye reconciledG2644 toG5547 GodG2316. 21HimG846 whoG3588 knewG1097 noG3361 sinG266 heG846 madeG4160 toG2443 beG1096 sinG266 onG1722 ourG2316 behalfG5228; thatG2443 weG2249 mightG2316 becomeG1096 theG3588 righteousnessG1343 ofG2316 GodG2316 inG1722 himG846.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain