2 Corinthians 5:6

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4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, ^abut further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.

5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also ^ahas given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

7 For ^awe walk by faith, not by sight.

8 We are confident, yes, ^awell pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

The Judgment Seat of Christ

9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

10 ^aFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ^bthat each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

11 Knowing, therefore, ^athe terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.

Be Reconciled to God

12 For ^awe do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity ^bto boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

13 For ^aif we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that ^aif One died for all, then all died;

15 and He died for all, ^athat those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

16 ^aTherefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, ^byet now we know Him thus no longer.

17 Therefore, if anyone ^ais in Christ, he is ^ba new creation; ^cold things have passed away; behold, all things have become ^dnew.

18 Now all things are of God, ^awho has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that ^aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not¹ imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 5:6

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American Standard Version
Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

Amplified® Bible
So then, we are always full of good {and} hopeful {and} confident courage; we know that while we are at home in the body, we are abroad from the home with the Lord [that is promised us].

Contemporary English Version
So always be cheerful! As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord.

Darby English Version
Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

Good News Bible
So we are always full of courage. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home.

International Standard Version
Therefore, we are always confident, and we know that as long as we are at home in this body we are away from the Lord.

King James Version
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord--

New International Version
Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

New King James Version
So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore, always having of good courage, and knowing that while we dwell at home in the body we find ourselves absent from the Lord--

Young's Literal Translation
having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, --

New English Translation
Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth¹ we are absent from the Lord –

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