2 Corinthians 5–6

5For we know that if ^aour earthly house of ^bthis tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house ^cnot made with hands, eternal in the heavens. ²For in this ^dwe groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: ³If so be that ^ebeing clothed we shall not be found naked. ⁴For we that are in ^bthis tabernacle ^ddo groan, being burdened: not ^ffor that ^gwe would be unclothed, ^gbut ^hclothed upon, that mortality might be ^hswallowed up of life. ⁵Now ⁱhe that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath ^kgiven unto us the earnest of the Spirit. ⁶Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: ⁷(For ^lwe walk by faith, ^mnot by sight:) ⁸ⁿWe are confident, I say, and ^owilling rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

⁹Wherefore we ^||labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be ^paccepted of him. ¹⁰For we must all appear ^qbefore the judgment seat of Christ; ^rthat every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. ¹¹Knowing therefore ^sthe terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but ^twe are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are ^tmade manifest in your consciences. ¹²For we ^ucommend not ourselves ^vagain unto you, but give you ^woccasion ^xto glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory ^†in appearance, and not in heart. ¹³For whether we be ^ybeside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we ^zbe sober, it is for your cause. ¹⁴For ^athe love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that ^bif one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵And that he died for all, ^cthat they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. ¹⁶Wherefore henceforth ^dknow we no man ^eafter the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ ^eafter the flesh, yet now henceforth ^fknow we him no more. ¹⁷Therefore if any man be ^gin Christ, ^||he is ^ha new creature: ⁱold things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. ¹⁸And all things are of God, ^kwho hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us ^lthe ministry of ^mreconciliation; ¹⁹To wit, that ⁿGod was in Christ, ^kreconciling ⁿⁿthe world unto himself, not ^oimputing their trespasses unto them; and hath ^†committed unto us the word of ^mreconciliation. ²⁰Now then ^pwe are ambassadors for Christ, as ^qthough God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, ^kbe ye reconciled to God. ²¹For ^rhe hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made ^sthe righteousness of God in him.

6We then, as ^aworkers together with him, ^bbeseech you also ^cthat ye receive not the grace of God in vain. ²(For he saith, ^dI have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: ^ebehold, now is the ^faccepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) ^3gGiving no offence in any thing, ^hthat the ministry be not blamed: ⁴But in all things ^†approving ourselves as ⁱthe ministers of God, ^kin much patience, in afflictions, in ^lmnecessities, ^min distresses, ⁵ⁿIn stripes, ⁿin imprisonments, ^||in tumults, ^noin labours, ^oin watchings, ^oin ^pfastings; ⁶By pureness, by knowledge, ^qby longsuffering, ^qby kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by ^rlove unfeigned, ⁷By ^sthe word of truth, by ^tthe power of God, by ^uthe ^warmour of righteousness ^xon the right hand and on the left, ⁸By honour and ^ydishonour, by evil report and good report: as ^zdeceivers, and yet true; ⁹As unknown, and yet ^awell known; ^bas dying, and, behold, we live; ^cas chastened, and not killed; ^10dAs sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; ^eas poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet ^fpossessing all things.

¹¹O ye ^gCorinthians, our mouth is open unto you, ^hour ⁱheart is enlarged. ¹²Ye are not ^kstraitened in us, but ^lye are ^kstraitened in your own bowels. ¹³Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto ^mmy children,) be ye also enlarged. ¹⁴ⁿBe ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for ^owhat fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and ^pwhat communion ^qhath light with darkness? ¹⁵And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ¹⁶And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ^rye are the temple of ^sthe living God; as God hath said, ^tuI will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷Wherefore ^xcome out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, ^18yAnd will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord ^zAlmighty.