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 the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. (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,

For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

3 and not nakid.

if indeed being clothed, we will 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 indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened, not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

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

Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the 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 we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

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

for we walk by faith, 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.

We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

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

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to 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 must all be revealed before the judgement seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

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.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

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.

For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast 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 beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, 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 Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died.

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.

He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died 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.

Therefore we know no one according to the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

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

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

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

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave 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.

namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to 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 on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be 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 him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.