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Chapter 5 |
| 1 | For we know
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building
of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. |
| 2 | For in
this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is
from heaven: |
| 3
| If so be that being clothed we shall not be found
naked. |
| 4 |
For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened:
not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be
swallowed up of life. |
| 5 | Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame
thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. |
| 6 |
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the
body, we are absent from the Lord: |
| 7 | (For we walk by faith, not by
sight:) |
| 8 |
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from
the body, and to be present with the Lord. |
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9 | Wherefore we labour,
that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. |
| 10 | For we
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive
the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good
or bad. |
| 11
| Knowing therefore the 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 | For we commend not ourselves again unto you,
but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to
answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. |
| 13 | For
whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for
your cause. |
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14 | For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we
thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: |
| 15 | And that
he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. |
| 16 |
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known
Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. |
| 17 |
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new. |
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18 | And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the
ministry of reconciliation; |
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19 | To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them;
and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. |
| 20 | Now then we
are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. |
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21 | For he hath made him to be
sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in
him. |
