2 Corinthians 552 CorinthiansPaul's ministry explainedCatholic Public Domain Version

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1. Our Eternal Dwelling

   (Romans 8:18–27)

2. 1CPDVFor we know that, when our earthly house of this habitation is dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.BSBBSB: For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
3. 2CPDVAnd for this reason also, we groan, desiring to be clothed from above with our habitation from heaven.BSBBSB: For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
4. 3CPDVIf we are so clothed, then we will not be found to be naked.BSBBSB: because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
5. 4CPDVThen too, we who are in this tabernacle groan under the burden, because we do not want to be stripped, but rather to be clothed from above, so that what is mortal may be absorbed by life.BSBBSB: For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
6. 5CPDVNow the One who accomplishes this very thing in us is God, who has given us the pledge of the Spirit.BSBBSB: And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
7. 6CPDVTherefore, we are ever confident, knowing that, while we are in the body, we are on a pilgrimage in the Lord.BSBBSB: Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
8. 7CPDVFor we walk by means of faith, and not by sight.BSBBSB: For we walk by faith, not by sight.
9. 8CPDVSo we are confident, and we have the good will to be on a pilgrimage in the body, so as to be present to the Lord.BSBBSB: We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
10. 9CPDVAnd thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him.BSBBSB: So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
11. 10CPDVFor it is necessary for us to be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the proper things of the body, according to his behavior, whether it was good or evil.BSBBSB: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

12. Ambassadors for Christ

13. 11CPDVTherefore, having knowledge of the fear of the Lord, we appeal to men, but we are made manifest before God. Yet I hope, too, that we may be made manifest in your consciences.BSBBSB: Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
14. 12CPDVWe are not commending ourselves again to you, but rather we are presenting you with an opportunity to glory because of us, when you deal with those who glory in face, and not in heart.BSBBSB: We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
15. 13CPDVFor if we are excessive in mind, it is for God; but if we are sober, it is for you.BSBBSB: If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
16. 14CPDVFor the charity of Christ urges us on, in consideration of this: that if one died for all, then all have died.BSBBSB: For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
17. 15CPDVAnd Christ died for all, so that even those who live might not now live for themselves, but for him who died for them and who rose again.BSBBSB: 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.
18. 16CPDVAnd so, from now on, we know no one according to the flesh. And though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him in this way no longer.BSBBSB: So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
19. 17CPDVSo if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new.BSBBSB: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
20. 18CPDVBut all is of God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.BSBBSB: All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
21. 19CPDVFor certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not charging them with their sins. And he has placed in us the Word of reconciliation.BSBBSB: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
22. 20CPDVTherefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, so that God is exhorting through us. We beseech you for Christ: be reconciled to God.BSBBSB: Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
23. 21CPDVFor God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.BSBBSB: God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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