2 Corinthians 5

1 And we witen, that if oure ertheli hous of this dwellynge be dissoluyd, that we han a bildyng of God, an hous not maad bi hondis, euerlastynge in heuenes. (aiōnios g166)

For we know that, if our house on earth-this of the body, were dissolved, yet we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven. (aiōnios g166)

2 For whi in this thing we mornen, coueitynge to be clothid aboue with oure dwellyng, which is of heuene; if netheles we ben foundun clothid,

And on this account also, we groan, and wish to be clothed with our house from heaven:

3 and not nakid.

if indeed, when clothed, we shall not be found naked.

4 For whi and we that ben in this tabernacle, sorewen with ynne, and ben heuyed, for that we wolen not be spuylid, but be clothid aboue; that the ilke thing that is deedli, be sopun vp of lijf.

For while we are here in this house, we groan under its burden; yet ye desire, not to throw it off; but to be clothed over it, so that its mortality may be absorbed in life.

5 But who is it that makith vs in to this same thing? God, that yaf to vs the ernes of the spirit.

And he that prepareth us for this thing, is God: who hath given us the earnest of his Spirit.

6 Therfor we ben hardi algatis, and witen that the while we ben in this bodi, we goen in pilgrymage fro the Lord;

Therefore, because we know and are persuaded, that while we lodge in the body we sojourn away from our Lord;

7 for we walken bi feith, and not bi cleer siyt.

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

8 But we ben hardi, and han good wille, more to be in pilgrymage fro the bodi, and to be present to God.

therefore we are confident, and desirous to be away from the body, and to be with our Lord.

9 And therfor we stryuen, whether absent, whether present, to plese hym.

We are assiduous, that whether we are absent, or whether at home, we may please him.

10 For it bihoueth vs alle to be schewid bifor the trone of Crist, that euery man telle the propre thingis of the bodi, as he hath don, ethir good, ether yuel.

For we are all to stand before the judgment-seat of the Messiah, that each may receive retribution in the body, for what he hath done in it, whether of good, or whether of evil.

11 Therfor we witynge the drede of the Lord, councelen men, for to God we ben opyn; and Y hope, that we ben opyn also in youre consciencis.

Therefore because we know the fear of our Lord we persuade men; and we are made manifest unto God; and I hope also, we are made manifest to your minds.

12 We comenden not vs silf eftsoone to you, but we yyuen to you occasioun to haue glorie for vs, that ye haue to hem that glorien in the face, and not in the herte.

We do not again laud ourselves to you; but we give you occasion to glory in us, to them who glory in appearance and not in heart.

13 For ethir we bi mynde passen to God, ether we ben sobre to you.

For if we are extravagant, it is for God: and if we are discreet, it is for you.

14 For the charite of Crist dryueth vs; gessynge this thing, that if oon died for alle, thanne alle weren deed.

For the love of the Messiah constraineth us to reason thus: One died for all; therefore are all dead.

15 And Crist diede for alle, that thei that lyuen, lyue not now to hem silf, but to hym that diede for hem, and roos ayen.

And he died for all, that they who live should not live to themselves, but to him who died for them and rose again.

16 Therfor we fro this tyme knowen no man aftir the fleische; thouy we knowun Crist aftir the fleisch, but nowe we knowun not.

And therefore, we know no person after the flesh: and if we have known the Messiah after the flesh, yet henceforth we know him no more.

17 Therfor if ony newe creature is in Crist, the elde thingis ben passid.

Whoever therefore is in the Messiah, is a new creature: old things have passed away;

18 And lo! alle thingis ben of God, which recounselide vs to hym bi Crist, and yaf to vs the seruyce of recounselyng.

and all things are made new, by God; who hath reconciled us to himself by the Messiah, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.

19 And God was in Crist, recounselynge to hym the world, not rettynge to hem her giltes, and puttide in vs the word of recounselyng.

For God was in the Messiah, who hath reconciled the world with his majesty, and did not reckon to them their sins; and who hath placed in us the word of reconciliation.

20 Therfor we vsen message for Crist, as if God monestith bi vs; we bisechen for Crist, be ye recounselid to God.

We are therefore ambassadors for the Messiah, and it is as if God was beseeching you by us. In behalf of the Messiah, therefore, we beseech you, be ye reconciled to God.

21 God the fadir made hym synne for vs, which knewe not synne, that we schulden be maad riytwisnesse of God in hym.

For, on your account, he hath made him who knew no sin to be sin, that we might by him become the righteousness of God.