2 Corinthians 5

1 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)

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

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

3 if indeed being clothed, we will not be found naked.

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

4 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.

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 Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment 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 Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent 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 by faith, not by sight.

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

8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from 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 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

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

10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

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 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.

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 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.

[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 if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

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

14 For the love of Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died.

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

15 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.

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 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.

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 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have 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 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of 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 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.

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 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.

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

21 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.

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