1 F or we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is 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 in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

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

3 i f indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.

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

4 F or we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality 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 who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

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

6 S o we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home 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 F or we walk by faith, not by sight.

for through faith we walk, not through sight --

8 W e are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. The Judgment Seat of Christ

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 T herefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing 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 appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

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 we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. Be Reconciled to God

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 F or we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance 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 if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

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

14 F or the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all 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 those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

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 T herefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus 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 T herefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; 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 N ow all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of 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 t hat is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of 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 N ow then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, 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 F or He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God 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.