| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For 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. | 1For we know that if our temporary, earthly dwelling is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. |
| 2For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, | 2Indeed, we groan in this body, desiring to put on our dwelling from heaven, |
| 3inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. | 3since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. |
| 4For 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. | 4Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. |
| 5Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. | 5And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. |
| 6Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- | 6So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. |
| 7for we walk by faith, not by sight-- | 7For we walk by faith, not by sight, |
| 8we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. | 8and we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord. |
| 9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. | 9Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him. |
| 10For 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. | 10For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or worthless. |
| 11Therefore, 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. | 11Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well. |
| 12We 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. | 12We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart. |
| 13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. | 13For if we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we have a sound mind, it is for you. |
| 14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; | 14For Christ's love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: If One died for all, then all died. |
| 15and 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. | 15And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised. |
| 16Therefore 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. | 16From now on, then, we do not know anyone in a purely human way. Even if we have known Christ in a purely human way, yet now we no longer know Him in this way. |
| 17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. | 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come. |
| 18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, | 18Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: |
| 19namely, 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. | 19That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed the message of reconciliation to us. |
| 20Therefore, 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. | 20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, certain that God is appealing through us. We plead on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God." |
| 21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. | 21He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. |
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