For we know that if
1the aearthly
btent
which is our house
is torn
down
, we have
a building
from God
, a house
cnot made
with hands
, eternal
in the heavens
.
For indeed in this
house we agroan
, longing
to be bclothed
with our dwelling
from heaven
,
inasmuch as we, having put
it on, will not be found
naked
.
For indeed while we are in this
tent
, we agroan
, being burdened
, because
we do not want
to be unclothed
but to be bclothed
, so
that what
is cmortal
will be swallowed
up by life
.
Now He who prepared
us for this
very
purpose is God
, who agave
to us the Spirit
as a 1pledge
.
Therefore, being always
of good
courage
, and knowing
that awhile we are at home
in the body
we are absent
from the Lord
--
for awe walk by faith
, not by 1sight
--
we are of good courage
, I say, and aprefer
rather
to be absent
from the body
and bto be at home
with the Lord
.
Therefore we also
have
as our ambition
, whether
at home
or
absent
, to be apleasing
to Him.
For we must all
appear
before
athe judgment
seat
of Christ
, so
that each
one
may be recompensed
for 1his deeds in the body
, according
to what
he has done
, whether
good
or
bad
.
Therefore, knowing
the afear
of the Lord
, we persuade
men
, but we are made
manifest
to God
; and I hope
that we are bmade
manifest
also
in your consciences
.
We are not aagain commending
ourselves
to you but are giving
you an boccasion
to be proud
of us, so
that you will have
an answer for those
who take
pride
in appearance
and not in heart
.
For if we 1are abeside
ourselves
, it is for God
; if
we are of sound
mind
, it is for you.
For the love of Christ
acontrols
us, having concluded
this
, that bone
died
for all
, therefore
all
died
;
and He died for all
, so
that they who live
might no
longer
alive
for themselves
, but for Him who died
and rose
again
on their behalf
.
Therefore from now
on we recognize
no
one
1 aaccording
to the flesh
; even
though
we have known
Christ
1according
to the flesh
, yet
now
we know
Him in this way no
longer
.
Therefore if
anyone
is ain Christ
, 1he is ba new
creature
; cthe old
things
passed
away
; behold
, new
things
have come
.
Now aall
these things
are from God
, bwho
reconciled
us to Himself
through
Christ
and gave
us the cministry
of reconciliation
,
namely, that aGod
was in Christ
reconciling
the world
to Himself
, bnot counting
their trespasses
against them, and 1He has 2committed
to us the word
of reconciliation
.
Therefore, we are aambassadors
for Christ
, bas though
God
were making
an appeal
through
us; we beg
you on behalf
of Christ
, be creconciled
to God
.
He made Him who aknew
no
sin
to be bsin
on our behalf
, so
that we might become
the crighteousness
of God
in Him.