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 this our habitation were dissolved, we have a building of 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 in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven,

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

if so be that we shall be found clothed and not 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 we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, for we do not desire to be unclothed, but to be clothed upon with life swallowing up that which is mortal.

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 has made us for this same thing is God, who has likewise given 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, --

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while 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 confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

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

Therefore we also procure, whether present or absent, that we may please 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 appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive according to that which they have done in the body, good or evil.

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;

Therefore being certain of that terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God, and I trust also are made manifest 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;

¶ For we do not commend ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf that ye may have something to answer those who 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 fools, it is unto God; or whether we are sane, it is for your cause.

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 charity of the Christ constrains us because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all are dead:

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 that he died for all that those who live should not live from now on unto themselves, but unto him who died and rose again for them.

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;

¶ Therefore from now on we know no one according to the flesh: and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no longer.

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.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made 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,

And all this by God, who reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and gave 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,

for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in 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;'

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did exhort you by us; we beseech you in Christ’s name, 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.

For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.