1 F or we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens,

2 F or indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which from heaven;

for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

3 i f indeed being also clothed we shall not be found naked.

if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

4 F or indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that mortal may be swallowed up by life.

for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life.

5 N ow he that has wrought us for this very thing God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

And He who did work us to this self-same thing God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

6 T herefore always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

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

7 ( for we walk by faith, not by sight;)

for through faith we walk, not through sight --

8 w e are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.

we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

9 W herefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

10 F or we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things in the body, according to those he has done, whether good or evil.

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

11 K nowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences.

having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;

12 w e do not again commend ourselves to you, but giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have with those boasting in countenance, and not in heart.

for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

13 F or whether we are beside ourselves, to God; or are sober, for you.

for whether we were beside ourselves, to God; whether we be of sound mind -- to you,

14 F or the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;

for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,

15 a nd he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.

and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

16 S o that we henceforth know no one according to flesh; but if even we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know no longer.

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

17 S o if any one in Christ, a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

so that if any one in Christ -- a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

18 a nd all things of the God who has reconciled us to himself by Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation:

And the all things of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

19 h ow that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

how that God was in Christ -- a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

20 W e are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

21 H im who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.