고린도후서 5장 NASB

  1. 1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down we have a building from God a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens.
  2. 2 For indeed in this house we groan longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven
  3. 3 inasmuch as we having put it on will not be found naked.
  4. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent we groan being burdened because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.
  5. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.
  6. 6 Therefore being always of good courage and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord--
  7. 7 for we walk by faith not by sight--
  8. 8 we are of good courage I say and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
  9. 9 Therefore we also have as our ambition whether at home or absent to be pleasing to Him.
  10. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body according to what he has done whether good or bad.
  11. 11 Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord we persuade men but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
  12. 12 We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.
  13. 13 For if we are beside ourselves it is for God; if we are of sound mind it is for you.
  14. 14 For the love of Christ controls us having concluded this that one died for all therefore all died;
  15. 15 and He died for all so that they who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
  16. 16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
  17. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come.
  18. 18 Now all these things are from God who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation
  19. 19 namely that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself not counting their trespasses against them and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
  20. 20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ be reconciled to God.
  21. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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