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.

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

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

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 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.

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,

⁷ for$ we are walking through faith, not through sight.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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;

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.