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2 Corinthians 5-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 5
1 For we know that if our earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed, in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 since in fact after putting it on, we will not be found naked. 4 For indeed, we who are in this tent 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. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.
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Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
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for we walk by faith, not by sight—
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but we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
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Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.
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For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.
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Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade people, but we are well known to God; and I hope that we are also well known in your consciences.
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We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.
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For if we have lost our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
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For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
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and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf.
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Therefore from now on we recognize no one by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
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Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
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namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Chapter 6
1 And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—
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for He says, 'AT A FAVORABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON A DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU.' Behold, now is 'A FAVORABLE TIME,' behold, now is 'A DAY OF SALVATION'—
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giving no reason for taking offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
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but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in difficulties,
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in beatings, in imprisonments, in mob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
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in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
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in the word of truth, and in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
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by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true;
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as unknown and yet well known, as dying and yet behold, we are alive; as punished and yet not put to death,
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as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
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Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
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You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
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Now in the same way in exchange—I am speaking as to children—open wide your hearts to us, you as well.
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Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?
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Or what harmony does Christ have with Belial, or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?
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Or what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, 'I WILL DWELL AMONG THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
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Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,' says the Lord. 'AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.
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And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,' Says the Lord Almighty.
King James Version
Chapter 5
1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
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For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
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For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
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For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
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And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
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Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
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Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
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To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
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For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Chapter 6
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
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O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
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Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
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Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
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Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
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And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
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And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 5
1 For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. 2 Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
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So we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
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For we walk by faith, not by sight.
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In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.
10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
11
Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.
12
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in outward appearance rather than in the heart.
13
For if we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.
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For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.
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And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
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From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way.
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
18
Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
19
That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.
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Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God."
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He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Chapter 6
1 Working together with him, we also appeal to you, "Don't receive the grace of God in vain."
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For he says:At an acceptable time I listened to you,and in the day of salvation I helped you. See, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation!
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We are not giving anyone an occasion for offense, so that the ministry will not be blamed.
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Instead, as God's ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardships, by difficulties,
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by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
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by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
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by the word of truth, by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
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through glory and dishonor, through slander and good report; regarded as deceivers, yet true;
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as unknown, yet recognized; as dying, yet see--we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;
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as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
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We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide.
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We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
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I speak as to my children; as a proper response, open your heart to us.
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Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said:I will dwelland walk among them,and I will be their God,and they will be my people.
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Therefore, come out from among themand be separate, says the Lord;do not touch any unclean thing,and I will welcome you.
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And I will be a Father to you,and you will be sons and daughters to me,says the Lord Almighty.
New Living Translation
Chapter 5
1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. 3 For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. 4 While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. 5 God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.
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So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.
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For we live by believing and not by seeing.
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Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
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So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him.
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For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
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Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
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Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.
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If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.
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Either way, Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.
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He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
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So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
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This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
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And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
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For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
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So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, 'Come back to God!'
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For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
Chapter 6
1 As God's partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it.
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For God says, 'At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.' Indeed, the 'right time' is now. Today is the day of salvation.
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We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
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In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
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We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
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We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love.
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We faithfully preach the truth. God's power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.
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We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
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We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.
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Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
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Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
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There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.
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I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us!
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Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
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What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?
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And what union can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: 'I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.
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And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 5
1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6
So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
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for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9
So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.
10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
11
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.
12
We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart.
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For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.
14
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
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and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
16
From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
18
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
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that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Chapter 6
1 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
3
We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,
5
beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
6
by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;
7
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
8
through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;
9
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;
10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
11
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.
12
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
13
In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
15
What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
16
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
New International Version
Chapter 5
1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
6
Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
7
For we live by faith, not by sight.
8
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9
So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
11
Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
12
We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.
13
If we are 'out of our mind,' as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.
14
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
15
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
18
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
19
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Chapter 6
1 As God's co-workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
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For he says, 'In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.' I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
3
We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
4
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
5
in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
6
in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8
through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
9
known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
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We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
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As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your hearts also.
14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
15
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
17
Therefore, 'Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'
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And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.'
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