2 Corinthians 5

1 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. (aiōnios g166)

For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands — age-during — in the heavens, (aiōnios g166)

2 For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

4 So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life.

5 And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

And He who did work us to this self-same thing [is] God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

6 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, —

7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

for through faith we walk, not through sight —

8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things [done] through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

11 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;

12 We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have [something] in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

13 If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

for whether we were beside ourselves, [it was] to God; whether we be of sound mind — [it is] to you,

14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,

15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.

and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

so that if any one [is] in Christ — [he is] a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

And the all things [are] of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

how that God was in Christ — a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, 'Be ye reconciled to God;'

21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.