2 Corinthians 5 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Temporal and Eternal

For we know^G6063 that if^G1437 [fn]the earthly^G1919 tent^G4636 which is our house^G3624 is torn^G2647 down^G2647, we have^G2192 a building^G3619 from God^G2316, a house^G3624 not^G886 made^G886 with^G866 hands^G886, eternal^G166 in the heavens^G3772.

2Co 5:2

2Co 5:2For indeed in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

2Co 5:3

2Co 5:3inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.

2Co 5:4

2Co 5:4For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

2Co 5:5

2Co 5:5Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a [fn]pledge.

2Co 5:6

Therefore^G3767, being^G2292 always^G3842 of^G2292 good^G2292 courage^G2292, and knowing^G6063 that while we are^G1736 at^G1736 home^G1736 in the body^G4983 we are absent^G1553 from the Lord^G2962—

2Co 5:7

2Co 5:7for we walk by faith, not by [fn]sight—

2Co 5:8

2Co 5:8we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

2Co 5:9

2Co 5:9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

2Co 5:10

2Co 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for [fn]his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

2Co 5:11

So^G3767 then^G3767, knowing^G6063 the fear^G5401 of the Lord^G2962, we persuade^G3982 men^G444, but we [fn]have been made^G5319 manifest^G5319 to God^G2316; and I hope^G1679 that we [fn]have been made^G5319 manifest^G5319 also^G2532 in your consciences^G4893.

2Co 5:12

2Co 5:12We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an opportunity to boast of us, so that you will have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

2Co 5:13

2Co 5:13For if we [fn]are out of our mind, it is for God, or if we are of right mind, it is for you.

2Co 5:14

2Co 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died.

2Co 5:15

2Co 5:15And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

2Co 5:16

Therefore^G5620 from now^G3568 on we recognize^G6063 no^G3762 one^G3762 [fn]according^G2596 to the flesh^G4561; even^G2532 though^G1487 we have known^G1097 Christ^G5547 [fn]according^G2596 to the flesh^G4561, yet^G235 now^G3568 we know^G1097 Him in this way no^G3765 longer^G3765.

2Co 5:17

2Co 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

2Co 5:18

2Co 5:18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

2Co 5:19

2Co 5:19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their transgressions against them, and [fn]He has [fn]committed to us the word of reconciliation.

2Co 5:20

So^G3767 then^G3767, we are^G4243 ambassadors^G4243 for Christ^G5547, as^G5613 God^G2316 is pleading^G3870 through^G1223 us. We beg^G1189 you on^G5228 behalf^G5228 of Christ^G5547, be reconciled^G2644 to God^G2316.