1 O ur body is like a house we live in here on earth. When it is destroyed, we know that God has another body for us in heaven. The new one will not be made by human hands as a house is made. This body will last forever.

Porque sabemos que si la tienda terrenal que es nuestra morada, es destruida, tenemos de Dios un edificio, una casa no hecha por manos, eterna en los cielos.

2 R ight now we cry inside ourselves because we wish we could have our new body which we will have in heaven.

Pues, en verdad, en esta morada gemimos, anhelando ser vestidos con nuestra habitación celestial;

3 W e will not be without a body. We will live in a new body.

y una vez vestidos, no seremos hallados desnudos.

4 W hile we are in this body, we cry inside ourselves because things are hard for us. It is not that we want to die. Instead, we want to live in our new bodies. We want this dying body to be changed into a living body that lasts forever.

Porque asimismo, los que estamos en esta tienda, gemimos agobiados, pues no queremos ser desvestidos, sino vestidos, para que lo mortal sea absorbido por la vida.

5 I t is God Who has made us ready for this change. He has given us His Spirit to show us what He has for us.

Y el que nos preparó para esto mismo es Dios, quien nos dio el Espíritu como garantía.

6 W e are sure of this. We know that while we are at home in this body we are not with the Lord.

Por tanto, animados siempre y sabiendo que mientras habitamos (estamos presentes) en el cuerpo, estamos ausentes del Señor.

7 O ur life is lived by faith. We do not live by what we see in front of us.

Porque por fe andamos, no por vista (no por apariencias).

8 W e are sure we will be glad to be free of these bodies. It will be good to be at home with the Lord.

Pero cobramos ánimo y preferimos más bien estar ausentes del cuerpo y habitar (estar presentes) con el Señor.

9 S o if we stay here on earth or go home to Him, we always want to please Him.

Por eso, ya sea presentes o ausentes, ambicionamos agradar al Señor.

10 F or all of us must stand before Christ when He says who is guilty or not guilty. Each one will receive pay for what he has done. He will be paid for the good or the bad done while he lived in this body.

Porque todos nosotros debemos comparecer ante el tribunal de Cristo, para que cada uno sea recompensado por sus hechos estando en el cuerpo, de acuerdo con lo que hizo, sea bueno o sea malo. La Nueva Criatura

11 B ecause of this, we know the fear of God. So we try to get men to put their trust in Christ. God knows us. I hope that your hearts know me well also.

Por tanto, conociendo el temor del Señor, persuadimos a los hombres, pero a Dios somos manifiestos, y espero que también seamos manifiestos en las conciencias de ustedes.

12 W e do not want to sound as if we think we are so important. Instead, we are making it easy for you to be proud of us. In that way, you will be able to tell them about us. They always talk about the way people look, but do not care about their hearts.

No nos recomendamos otra vez a ustedes, sino que les damos oportunidad de estar orgullosos de nosotros, para que tengan respuesta para los que se jactan en las apariencias y no en el corazón.

13 A re we crazy to talk like this? It is all because of what God has done. If we are using our minds well, it is for you.

Porque si estamos locos, es para Dios; y si estamos cuerdos, es para ustedes.

14 F or the love of Christ puts us into action. We are sure that Christ died for everyone. So, because of that, everyone has a part in His death.

Pues el amor de Cristo nos apremia (nos controla), habiendo llegado a esta conclusión: que Uno murió por todos, y por consiguiente, todos murieron.

15 C hrist died for everyone so that they would live for Him. They should not live to please themselves but for Christ Who died on a cross and was raised from the dead for them.

Y por todos murió, para que los que viven, ya no vivan para sí, sino para Aquél que murió y resucitó por ellos.

16 S o from now on, we do not think about what people are like by looking at them. We even thought about Christ that way one time. But we do not think of Him that way anymore.

De manera que nosotros de ahora en adelante ya no conocemos a nadie según la carne. Aunque hemos conocido a Cristo según la carne, sin embargo, ahora ya no Lo conocemos así.

17 F or if a man belongs to Christ, he is a new person. The old life is gone. New life has begun.

De modo que si alguno está en Cristo, nueva criatura (nueva creación) es; las cosas viejas pasaron, ahora han sido hechas nuevas. El Ministerio de la Reconciliación

18 A ll this comes from God. He is the One Who brought us to Himself when we hated Him. He did this through Christ. Then He gave us the work of bringing others to Him.

Y todo esto procede de Dios, quien nos reconcilió con El mismo por medio de Cristo, y nos dio el ministerio de la reconciliación;

19 G od was in Christ. He was working through Christ to bring the whole world back to Himself. God no longer held men’s sins against them. And He gave us the work of telling and showing men this.

es decir, que Dios estaba en Cristo reconciliando al mundo con El mismo, no tomando en cuenta a los hombres sus transgresiones, y nos ha encomendado a nosotros la palabra de la reconciliación.

20 W e are Christ’s missionaries. God is speaking to you through us. We are speaking for Christ and we ask you from our hearts to turn from your sins and come to God.

Por tanto, somos embajadores de Cristo, como si Dios rogara por medio de nosotros, en nombre de Cristo les rogamos: ¡Reconcíliense con Dios!

21 C hrist never sinned but God put our sin on Him. Then we are made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

Al que no conoció pecado, Lo hizo pecado por nosotros, para que fuéramos hechos justicia de Dios en El.