Bible Book - INDEX

MODERN LITERAL VERSION - 2026 Update

5:1 For^* we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle should be torn-down, we have a building from God, a house not handmade, everlasting in the heavens.

5:2 For^* even we are groaning in this house, longing to clothe ourselves with our house which is from heaven;

5:3 if-indeed also we clothed ourselves; we will not be found naked.

5:4 For^* even the ones being in the tabernacle of our bodies are groaning, being burdened; not in which we wish to strip ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, in-order-that the mortal body may be swallowed up by the heavenly life.

5:5 Now God is the one who worked out this in us ^*for this same thing, the one who also gave the down-payment of the Spirit to us.

5:6 Therefore, being always courageous, and knowing that while being at home in the body, we are away from home, that is away from the Lord,

5:7 for^* we are walking through faith, not through sight.

5:8 But we are courageous and are delighted rather to be away from home, away from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

5:9 Hence we also make it our aim to be well pleasing to him, whether at home, or away from home.

5:10 For^* it is essential for all of us to appear before the judicial-seat of the Christ; in-order-that each one may get back the things done through {i.e., in} the body, for what he practiced, whether good or evil.      

5:11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we are persuading men, but we have been manifested to God, and I hope to have also been manifested in your^° consciences.

5:12 For^* we are not again commending ourselves to you^°, but we are giving to you^° a starting-point of boasting on our behalf, in-order-that you^° may have an answer toward the ones boasting in countenance {i.e., outward appearance} and not in heart.

5:13 For^* whether we were crazy, it was to God; or whether we are sensible, it is for you^°.

5:14 For^* the love^* of the Christ is holding us together-with him, since we judged this thing that if one died on behalf of all, consequently^*, all died;

5:15 and he died on behalf of all, in-order-that the ones living should no longer live to themselves, but to the one who died and was raised on their behalf.

5:16 So-then from hereafter we know no one according-to the flesh, but even if we have known Christ according-to the flesh, but now we know him as such no more.

5:17 So-then if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed-away; behold, all things have become new.

5:18 But all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ and gave the service of the reconciliation to us;

5:19 how that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ not counting to them their trespasses and placed the word of the reconciliation in us.

5:20 Therefore, we are emissaries on behalf of Christ; as though God is encouraging you^° through us. We are beseeching you^° on behalf of Christ, be^° reconciled to God.

5:21 For^* the one who has known no sin, he was made^* the sin offering on our behalf; in-order-that we might become the righteousness of God in him.