Revised Webster's Bible

2 Corinthians 5

1ForγὰρgarG1063weknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437ourG2257earthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614of thistabernacleσκήνουςskēnousG4636weredissolvedκαταλυθῇ,kataluthēaG2647, wehaveἔχομεν,echomenG2192abuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619ofἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316, anhouseοἰκίανoikianG3614not made withhandsἀχειροποίητονacheiropoiētonG886,eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166inἐνenG1722theheavensοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

2Forκαὶ γὰρkai garG2532 G1063inἐνenG1722thisG5129wegroanστενάζομεν,stenazomenG4727, earnestlydesiringἐπιποθοῦντες·epipothountesG1971to beclothedἐπενδύσασθαιependusasthaiG1902withourG2257houseοἰκητήριονoikētērionG3613whichG3588isfromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772:

3IfG1489soκαὶkaiG2532be that beingclothedG1746weshallG2147notοὐouG3756befoundG2147nakedγυμνοὶgumnoiG1131.

4Forκαὶ γὰρkai garG2532 G1063we thatareG5607inἐνenG1722thistabernacleσκήνειskēneiG4636dogroanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727, beingburdenedβαρούμενοι,baroumenoiG916:notοὐouG3756becauseG1894wewouldθέλομενthelomenG2309beunclothedἐκδύσασθαιekdusasthaiG1562,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235clothedἐπενδύσασθαι,ependusasthaiG1902,thatἵναinaG2443mortalityθνητὸνthnētonG2349might be swallowedupκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666inὑπὸhupoG5259lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

5NowδὲdeG1161he that hathwroughtκατεργασάμενοςkatergasamenosG2716usG2248forεἰςeisG1519this verythingαὐτὸautoG846 G5124isGodθεός,theosG2316,whoG3588alsoG2532hathgivenδοὺςdousG1325tousG2254theearnestἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728of theSpiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

6Thereforeοὖν καὶoun kaiG3767 G2532we arealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842confidentΘαρροῦντεςTharrountesG2292,knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754, while we are athomeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736inἐνenG1722thebodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983, we areabsentἐκδημοῦμενekdēmoumenG1553fromἀπὸapoG575theLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962:

7(ForγὰρgarG1063wewalkπεριπατοῦμεν,peripatoumenG4043byδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,notοὐouG3756byδιὰdiaG1223sightεἴδους,eidousG1491:)

8We areconfidentθαρροῦμενtharroumenG2292, I say,andδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532willingεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenG2106ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to beabsentἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaiG1553fromἐκekG1537thebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,andκαὶkaiG2532to bepresentἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaiG1736withπρὸςprosG4314theLordκύριον.kurionG2962.

9ThereforeδιὸdioG1352welabourφιλοτιμούμεθα,philotimoumethaG5389,thatκαὶkaiG2532,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535presentἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountesG1736orεἴτεeiteG1535absentἐκδημοῦντες,ekdēmountesG1553, we maybeεἶναι·einaiG1511acceptedεὐάρεστοιeuarestoiG2101byhimαὐτῷautōG846.

10ForγὰρgarG1063weG2248mustδεῖdeiG1163allπάνταςpantasG3956appearφανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaiG5319beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the judgmentseatβήματοςbēmatosG968ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;thatἵναinaG2443everyoneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538mayreceiveκομίσηταιkomisētaiG2865the things doneinδιὰdiaG1223hisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,accordingπρὸςprosG4314towhatἃhaG3739he hathdoneἔπραξεν,epraxenG4238,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orεἴτεeiteG1535badG2556.

11KnowingG1492thereforeοὖνounG3767theterrorφόβονphobonG5401of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962, wepersuadeπείθομεν,peithomenG3982menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444;butδὲdeG1161we are mademanifestπεφανερώμεθα·pephanerōmethaG5319toGodθεῷtheōG2316;andδὲdeG1161ItrustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679alsoκαὶkaiG2532are mademanifestπεφανερῶσθαι.¶pephanerōsthaiG5319inἐνenG1722yourG5216consciencesσυνειδήσεσινsuneidēsesinG4893.

12ForG1063wecommendσυνιστάνομενsunistanomenG4921notG3756ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438againπάλινpalinG3825toyouG5213,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235giveδιδόντεςdidontesG1325youG5213occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874togloryκαυχήματοςkauchēmatosG2745onG5228ourG2257behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,thatἵναinaG2443ye mayhaveἔχητεechēteG2192somewhattoπρὸςprosG4314answer them whogloryκαυχωμένουςkauchōmenousG2744inG1722appearanceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,andκαὶkaiG2532notG3756inheartκαρδίᾳ.kardiaG2588.

13ForγὰρgarG1063whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are besideourselvesἐξέστημεν,exestēmenG1839, it is toGodθεῷ·theōG2316: orwhetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are of soundmindσωφρονοῦμεν,sōphronoumenG4993, it is for yourcauseG5213.

14ForγὰρgarG1063theloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547constrainethσυνέχειsunecheiG4912usG2248; because wethusG5124judgeκρίνανταςkrinantasG2919,thatὅτιhotiG3754ifG1487oneεἷςheisG1520diedG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thenἄραaraG686wereG599allπάντεςpantesG3956deadG599:

15AndκαὶkaiG2532that hediedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thatἵναinaG2443they wholiveG2198shouldG2198nothenceforthμηκέτιmēketiG3371liveG2198tothemselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235to him whodiedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532roseagainἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453.

16ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620henceforthἀπὸ νῦνapo nunG575 G3568weG2249knowG1492nomanοὐδέναoudenaG3762accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:thoughG1499indeedG1161, we haveknownἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,yetἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568henceforthG3765weknowγινώσκομεν.ginōskomenG1097him nomoreG3765.

17ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620if anymanG1536isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, he is anewκαινὴkainēG2537creationκτίσις·ktisisG2937: oldthingsἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744have passedawayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, allthingsG3956havebecomeγέγονενgegonenG1096newκαινάkainaG2537.

18AndδὲdeG1161allthingsπάνταpantaG3956arefromἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoG3588hathreconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantosG2644usG2248tohimselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438byδιὰdiaG1223JesusG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532hathgivenδόντοςdontosG1325tousG2254theministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ofreconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643;

19ThatisὡςhōsG5613,thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG2258inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,reconcilingκαταλλάσσωνkatallassōnG2644theworldκόσμονkosmonG2889tohimselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438,notμὴmēG3361imputingλογιζόμενοςlogizomenosG3049theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900tothemαὐτῶν,autōnG846;andκαὶkaiG2532hathcommittedθέμενοςthemenosG5087toἐνenG1722usG2254thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofreconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20NowthenοὖνounG3767we areambassadorsπρεσβεύομεν,presbeuomenG4243forG5228ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, asthoughὡςhōsG5613GodθεοῦtheouG2316didbeseechπαρακαλοῦντοςparakalountosG3870youbyδι᾽di᾽G1223usG2257: weprayδεόμεθαdeomethaG1189youinG5228Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547steadG5228, be yereconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēteG2644toGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

21ForG1063he hathmadeἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160him to besinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG2257,whoτὸνtonG3588knewγνόνταgnontaG1097noμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;thatἵναinaG2443weG2249might bemadeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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