The Temporal and Eternal1 For we know° that if° Ithe aearthly° btent° which is our house° is torn° down°, we have° a building° from God°, a house° cnot made° with hands°, eternal° in the heavens°. 2 For indeed° in this° [house] we agroan°, longing° to be bclothed° with our dwelling° from heaven°, 3 inasmuch° as we, having put° it on, will not be found° naked°. 4 For indeed° while we are in this° tent°, we agroan°, being burdened°, because°° we do not want° to be unclothed° but to be bclothed°, so° that what° is cmortal° will be swallowed° up by life°. 5 Now° He who prepared° us for this° very° purpose is God°, who agave° to us the Spirit° as a Ipledge°. [1] ILit our earthly house of the tent aJb 4:19; 1Co 15:47; 2Co 4:7 b2P 1:13f cMk 14:58; Ac 7:48; He 9:11, 24
[2] aRo 8:23; 2Co 5:4 b1Co 15:53f; 2Co 5:4 [4] a2Co 5:2 b1Co 15:53f; 2Co 5:2 c1Co 15:54 [5] IOr down payment aRo 8:23; 2Co 1:22 6 ¶ Therefore°, being always° of good° courage°, and knowing° that awhile we are at home° in the body° we are absent° from the Lord° 7 for awe walk° by faith°, not by Isight° 8 we are of good° courage°, I say, and aprefer° rather° to be absent° from the body° and bto be at home° with the Lord°. 9 Therefore° we also° have° as our ambition°, whether° at home° or° absent°, to be apleasing° to Him. 10 For we must° all° appear° before° athe judgment° seat° of Christ°, so° that each° one° may be recompensed° for Ihis deeds in the body°, according° to what° he has done°, whether° good° or° bad°. [6] aHe 11:13f
[7] IOr appearance a1Co 13:12; 2Co 4:18 [8] aPhp 1:23 bJn 12:26; Php 1:23 [9] aRo 14:18; Col 1:10; 1Th 4:1 [10] ILit the things through the body aMt 16:27; Ac 10:42; Ro 2:16; 14:10, 12; Ep 6:8 11 ¶ Therefore°, knowing° the afear° of the Lord°, we persuade° men°, but we are made° manifest° to God°; and I hope° that we are bmade° manifest° also° in your consciences°. 12 We are not aagain° commending° ourselves° to you but [are] giving° you an boccasion° to be proud° of us, so° that you will have° [an answer] for those° who take° pride° in appearance° and not in heart°. 13 For if° we Iare abeside° ourselves°, it is for God°; if° we are of sound° mind°, it is for you. 14 For the love° of Christ° acontrols° us, having concluded° this°, that bone° died° for all°, therefore° all° died°; 15 and He died° for all°, so° that they who live° might no° longer° alive° for themselves°, but for Him who died° and rose° again° on their behalf°. [11] aHe 10:31; 12:29; Jde 23 b2Co 4:2
[12] a2Co 3:1 b2Co 1:14; Php 1:26 [13] ILit were aMk 3:21; 2Co 11:1, 16ff; 12:11 [14] aAc 18:5 bRo 5:15; 6:6f; Ga 2:20; Col 3:3 [15] aRo 14:7-9 16 ¶ Therefore° from now° on we recognize° no° one° Iaaccording° to the flesh°; even° though° we have known° Christ° Iaccording° to the flesh°, yet° now° we know° [Him in this way] no° longer°. 17 Therefore° if° anyone° is ain Christ°, I[he is] ba new° creature°; cthe old° things° passed° away°; behold°, new° things° have come°. 18 Now° aall° [these] things° are from God°, bwho° reconciled° us to Himself° through° Christ° and gave° us the cministry° of reconciliation°, 19 namely°, that aGod° was in Christ° reconciling° the world° to Himself°, bnot counting° their trespasses° against them, and IHe has IIcommitted° to us the word° of reconciliation°. [16] II.e. by what he is in the flesh aJn 8:15; 2Co 11:18; Php 3:4
[17] IOr there is a new creation aRo 16:7 bJn 3:3; Ro 6:4; Ga 6:15 cIs 43:18f; 65:17; Ep 4:24; Rv 21:4f [18] a1Co 11:12 bRo 5:10; Col 1:20 c1Co 3:5 [19] ILit having IILit placed in us aCol 2:9 bRo 4:8; 1Co 13:5 20 ¶ Therefore°, we are aambassadors° for Christ°, bas though° God° were making° an appeal° through° us; we beg° you on behalf° of Christ°, be creconciled° to God°. 21 He made° Him who aknew° no° sin° [to be] bsin° on our behalf°, so° that we might become° the crighteousness° of God° in Him. [20] aMal 2:7; Ep 6:20 b2Co 6:1 cRo 5:10; Col 1:20
[21] aAc 3:14; He 4:15; 7:26; 1P 2:22; 1 Jn 3:5 bRo 3:25; 4:25; 8:3; Ga 3:13 cRo 1:17; 3:21f; 1Co 1:30 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
That in his assured hope of immortal glory,1 ¶ Forº we knowºª thatº ifº ourº earthlyº houseº of [this] tabernacleº were dissolved,ºª we haveºª a buildingº ofº God,º an houseº not made with hands,º eternalº inº the² heavens.º 2 Forº¹ inº thisº we² groan,ºª earnestly desiringºª to be clothed uponºª with ourº houseº whichº is fromº heaven:º 3 If¹ so¹ be² that² being clothedºª we shall¹ª notº be foundºª naked.º 4 Forºº we that areºª inº [this] tabernacleº do groan,ºª being burdened:ºª notº for that¹²² we wouldºª be unclothed,ºª butº clothed upon,ºª thatº mortalityº might be swallowed upºª ofº life.º 5 Nowº he that hath wroughtºª usº forº the selfsame thingºº [is] God,º who¹ also¹ hath givenºª² unto usº the² earnestº of the² Spirit.º 6 Thereforeº¹ [we are] alwaysº confident,ºª knowingºª that,º whilst we are at homeºª inº the² body,º we are absentºª fromº the² Lord:º 7 (Forº we walkºª byº faith,º notº byº sight:)º 8 ² We are confident,ºª [I say], andº¹ willingºª ratherº to be absentºª fromº the² body,º andº to be presentºª withº the² Lord.º [1] Gn 3:19; Jb 4:19; 19:25; 30:22; Ps 56:9; Jn 14:2; 1Co 3:9; 15:46; 2Co 4:7; 5:4; Col 2:11; 2Ti 1:12; He 9:11, 24; 11:10; 1P 1:4; 2P 1:13; 3:11; 1Jn 3:2, 14, 19; 5:19.
[2] Ro 7:24; 8:23; 1Co 15:53; 2Co 5:3, 4; Php 1:23; 1P 1:6. [3] Gn 3:7; Ex 32:25; Rv 3:18; 16:15. [4] Is 25:8; 1Co 15:53; 2Co 5:2, 3; 2P 1:13. [5] Nu 13:23; Is 29:23; 60:21; 61:3; Ro 8:23; 2Co 1:22; 4:17; Ep 1:13; 2:10; 4:30; 1Jn 3:24. [6] 1Ch 29:15; Ps 27:3; 39:12; 119:19; Pv 14:26; Is 30:15; 36:4; 2Co 5:1, 8; Php 3:20; He 10:35; 11:13; 13:14; 1P 5:1; Rv 1:9. [7] Dt 12:9; Ro 8:24; 1Co 13:12; 2Co 1:24; 4:18; Ga 2:20; He 10:38; 11:1, 27; 1P 1:8; 5:9. [8] Ps 16:11; 17:15; 73:23; Mt 25:21, 23; Lk 2:29; Jn 14:3; 17:24; Ac 21:13; 2Co 5:6, 9; 12:2; Php 1:20; 1Th 4:17; 2Ti 4:7; 2P 1:14; 3:11; 1Jn 3:2; Rv 7:14; 22:3. and in expectance of it, and of the general judgment, he laboureth to keep a good conscience,9 Whereforeº we² labour,ºª that,¹ whetherº presentºª orº absent,ºª we may beºª acceptedº of him.º 10 Forº weº mustºª allº appearºª beforeº the² judgment seatº of Christ;º thatº every oneº may receiveºª the things² [done] inº [his] body,º accordingº to thatº he hath done,ºª whetherº [it be] goodº orº bad.º 11 Knowingºª thereforeº the² terrorº of the² Lord,º we persuadeºª men;º butº we are made manifestºª unto God;º andº I trustºª alsoº are made manifestºª inº yourº consciences.º [9] Gn 4:7; Is 56:7; Jn 6:27; Ac 10:35; Ro 14:8; 15:20; 1Co 9:26; 15:58; 2Co 5:6, 8; Ep 1:6; Col 1:29; 1Th 4:11; 1Ti 4:10; He 4:11; 12:28; 2P 1:10; 3:14.
[10] Gn 18:25; 1S 2:3, 10; 1K 8:32, 39; Jb 34:11; Ps 7:6; 9:7; 50:3; 62:12; 96:10; 98:9; Ec 11:9; 12:14; Is 3:10; Ezk 18:30; Mt 16:27; 25:31; Ac 10:42; 17:31; Ro 2:5; 6:12, 19; 12:1; 14:10; 1Co 4:5; 6:12; 2Co 7:3; Ga 6:7; Ep 6:8; Col 3:24; 1P 4:5; Jde 1:14; Rv 2:23; 20:11, 12, 13; 22:12. [11] Gn 35:5; Jb 6:4; 18:11; 31:23; Ps 73:19; 76:7; 88:15; 90:11; Is 33:14; Na 1:6; Mt 10:28; 25:46; Mk 8:35; 9:43; Lk 12:5; 16:31; Ac 13:43; 18:4, 13; 19:26; 20:18; 26:26; 28:23; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 1:12; 2:17; 4:1; 5:20; 6:1; Ga 1:10; Col 1:28; 1Th 2:3; 2Ti 2:24; He 10:31; Jde 1:23; Rv 20:15. not that he may herein boast of himself,12 Forº we commendºª notº ourselvesº againº unto you,º butº giveºª youº occasionº to gloryº on¹ª our¹ behalf,º² thatº ye may haveºª somewhat toº [answer] them which gloryºª inº appearance,º andº notº in heart.º 13 Forº whetherº we be beside ourselves,ºª [it is] to God:º or whetherº we be sober,ºª [it is] for your cause.º [12] Pv 27:2; 2Co 1:14; 3:1; 6:4; 10:8, 12, 18; 11:12; 12:1, 11; Ga 6:12.
[13] 2S 6:21; Ac 26:24, 25; Ro 12:3; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 7:12; 11:1, 16; 12:6, 11; Col 1:24; 1Th 1:5; 2:3; 2Ti 2:10. but as one that, having received life from Christ, endeavoureth to live as a new creature in Christ only,14 Forº the² loveº of Christº constrainethºª us;º because we thusº judge,ºª thatº ifº oneº diedºª forº all,º thenº were¹ª all¹ dead:ºª² 15 Andº [that] he diedºª forº all,º thatº they which liveºª should¹ª not henceforthº liveºª unto themselves,º butº unto him which diedºª forº them,º andº rose again.ºª 16 Whereforeº henceforthºº knowºª weº no manº afterº the flesh:º yea,º thoughº we have knownºª Christº afterº the flesh,º yetº nowº henceforth¹ª know² we¹ª [him] no more.º 17 Thereforeº if any manº [be] inº Christ,º [he is] a newº creature:º old thingsº are passed away;ºª behold,ºª all thingsº are becomeºª new.º [14] Jb 32:18; So 1:4; 8:6; Is 53:6; Mt 10:37; 20:28; Lk 7:42; 15:24, 32; 24:29; Jn 1:29; 5:25; 11:25, 50; 14:21; 21:15; Ac 4:19; Ro 2:2; 5:15; 14:7; 1Co 2:14; 16:22; 2Co 3:7, 9; 8:8; Ep 2:1; 3:18; 6:24; Col 2:13; 1Ti 2:6; 5:6; Tit 3:3; He 2:9; 6:10; 1P 1:8; 1Jn 2:1; 5:19.
[15] 2K 5:17; Ezk 16:6; 37:9, 14; Hab 2:4; Zc 10:9; Lk 1:74; Jn 3:15; 5:24; 6:57; Ro 6:2, 6, 11, 13; 8:2, 6, 10; 12:1; 14:7; 1Co 6:19, 20; 10:33; 2Co 3:6; 5:16; Ga 2:19, 20; 5:25; Ep 4:17; 5:14; Php 1:20; Col 2:12; 3:1, 17, 23; 1Th 5:10; Tit 2:14; He 13:20; 1P 1:14; 4:2, 6; 1Jn 4:9; Rv 1:18. [16] Dt 33:9; 1S 2:29; Mt 10:37; 12:48; Mk 3:31; Jn 2:4; 6:63; 15:14; Ga 2:5; 5:6; Php 3:7; Col 3:11; 1Ti 5:21; Jm 2:1; 3:17. [17] Ps 51:10; Is 43:18; 45:17, 24; 65:17; Ezk 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; Mt 9:16; 12:33; 24:35; Jn 3:3, 5; 14:20; 15:2, 5; 17:23; Ro 6:4; 7:6; 8:1, 9, 10; 16:7, 11; 1Co 1:30; 13:11; 2Co 5:16, 19, 21; 12:2; Ga 3:28; 5:6; 6:15; Ep 1:3; 2:10, 15; 4:22; Php 3:7; 4:21; Col 3:1; He 8:9; 2P 3:10; Rv 21:1. and by his ministry of reconciliation to reconcile others also in Christ to God.18 Andº all thingsº [are] ofº God,º who¹ hath reconciledºª usº to himselfº byº Jesusº Christ,º andº hath givenºª to usº the² ministryº of reconciliation;º 19 To wit,º thatº Godº wasºª inº Christ,º reconcilingºª the worldº unto himself,º notº imputingºª theirº trespassesº unto them;º andº hath committedºª untoº usº the² wordº of reconciliation.º 20 Now thenº we are ambassadorsºª forº Christ,º as thoughº Godº did beseechºª [you] byº us:º we prayºª [you] in¹ª Christ's¹ stead,º² be ye reconciledºª to God.º 21 Forº he hath madeºª him [to be] sinº forº us,º who¹ knewºª noº sin;º thatº weº might be madeºª the righteousnessº of Godº inº him.º [18] Lv 6:30; Is 52:7; 57:19; Ezk 45:15; Dn 9:24; Mk 16:15; Lk 10:5; 24:47; Jn 3:16, 27; Ac 10:36; 13:38, 39; Ro 5:1, 10; 11:36; 1Co 1:30; 8:6; 12:6; 2Co 5:19; Ep 2:16, 17; Col 1:16, 20; He 2:17; Jm 1:17; 1Jn 2:2; 4:10.
[19] Ps 32:1; Is 43:25; 44:22; Mt 1:23; Jn 14:10, 20; 17:23; Ro 3:24; 4:6; 11:15; 2Co 5:18; 1Ti 3:16; 1Jn 2:1; 4:10. [20] 2K 17:13; 2Ch 36:15; Ne 9:29; Jb 22:21; 33:6, 23; Pv 1:22; 13:17; Is 27:5; 55:6; Jr 13:16; 38:20; 44:4; Ezk 18:31; Mal 2:7; Lk 10:16; 14:23; Jn 20:21; Ac 26:17; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 3:6; 5:11; 6:1; Ep 6:20; 1Th 4:8. [21] Is 45:24; 53:4, 9, 11; Jr 23:26; 33:16; Dn 9:24, 26; Zc 13:7; Lk 1:35; Ro 1:17; 3:21; 5:19; 8:1, 3; 10:3; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17; Ga 3:13; Ep 5:2; Php 3:9; He 7:26; 1P 2:22; 3:18; 1Jn 2:1; 3:5. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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