2 Corinthians 5

1 For we have known that if the tent of our earthly house may be thrown down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands—perpetual—in the heavens, (aiōnios g166)

For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (aiōnios g166)

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

For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;

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

if indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked.

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

For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that [what is] mortal may be swallowed up by life.

5 And He who worked us to this very thing [is] God, who also gave to us the deposit of the Spirit;

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing [is] God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

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

Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

7 for we walk through faith, not through sight—

(for we walk by faith, not by sight; )

8 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.

we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.

9 We are also ambitious for this reason, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to Him,

Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

10 for it is necessary for all of us to have appeared before the judgment seat 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;

For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things [done] in the body, according to those he has done, whether [it be] good or evil.

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

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences.

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

[For] we do not again commend ourselves to you, but [we are] giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have [such] with those boasting in countenance, and not in heart.

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

For whether we are beside ourselves, [it is] to God; or are sober, [it is] for you.

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

For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;

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

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.

16 So that we, from now on, have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him [thus] no longer;

So that we henceforth know no one according to flesh; but if even we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know [him thus] no longer.

17 so that if anyone [is] in Christ—[he is] a new creature; the old things passed away, behold, all things have become new.

So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

18 And all things [are] of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of the reconciliation,

and all things [are] of the God who has reconciled us to himself by [Jesus] Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation:

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

how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

20 in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we implore, in behalf of Christ, “Be reconciled to God”;

We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as [it were] beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

21 He made Him having not known sin [to be] sin in our behalf, that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.

Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.