1 F or 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,

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

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

For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:

3 i f so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked,

if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

4 f or 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.

For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.

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

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

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

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

7 f or through faith we walk, not through sight --

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

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

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

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

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

10 f or 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;

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

11 h aving 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;

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

12 f or 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;

We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

13 f or whether we were beside ourselves, to God; whether we be of sound mind -- to you,

For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you.

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

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;

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

and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.

16 S o 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;

Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

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

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

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

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 h ow 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,

to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

20 i n 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;'

We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

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

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.