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2 Corinthians 5:7–9

7 for awe walk by faith, not by 1sight—

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.

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2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For we live by believing and not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

We live by what we believe, not by what we can see. So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord. Our only goal is to please God whether we live here or there,

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

(for we walk by faith, not by sight); 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. Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

(for we walk by faith, not by sight;) we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Indeed, our lives are guided by faith, not by sight. We are confident and prefer to live away from this body and to live with the Lord. Whether we live in the body or move out of it, our goal is to be pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For we walk by faith, not by sight, and we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord. Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

for we live by faith, not by sight—so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home in the body or absent from the body, to be acceptable to him.

2 Corinthians 5:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

We live by believing, not by seeing. We are certain about that. We would rather be away from our bodies and at home with the Lord. So we try our best to please him. We want to please him whether we are at home in our bodies or away from them.


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