| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 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. | 1We know that if the earthly tent we live in is torn down, we have a building in heaven that comes from God, an eternal house not built by human hands. |
| 2For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, | 2For in this one we sigh, since we long to put on our heavenly dwelling. |
| 3inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. | 3Of course, if we do put it on, we will not be found without a body. |
| 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. | 4So while we are still in this tent, we sigh under our burdens, because we do not want to put it off but to put it on, so that our dying bodies 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. | 5God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee. |
| 6Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- | 6Therefore, we are always confident, and we know that as long as we are at home in this body we are away from the Lord. |
| 7for we walk by faith, not by sight-- | 7For we live 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. | 8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from this body and to live with the Lord. |
| 9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. | 9So whether we are at home or away from home, our goal is 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 all of us must appear before the judgment seat of the Messiah, so that each of us may receive what he deserves for what he has done in his 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, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade people. We ourselves are perfectly known to God. I hope we are also really known to your consciences. |
| 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 recommending ourselves to you again but are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who are proud of outward things rather than inward character. |
| 13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. | 13So if we were crazy, it was for God; if we are sane, it is for you. |
| 14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; | 14The love of the Messiah controls us, for we are convinced of this: that one person died for all people; therefore, all people have 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. | 15He died for all people, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for the one who died and rose for them. |
| 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. | 16So then, from now on we do not think of anyone from a human point of view. Even if we did think of the Messiah from a human point of view, we don't think of him that way anymore. |
| 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 the Messiah, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and—look!—all things have become new! |
| 18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, | 18All of this comes from God, who has reconciled us to himself through the Messiah and has given 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. | 19for through the Messiah, God was reconciling the world to himself by not counting their sins against them. He has committed his 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 the Messiah's representatives, as though God were pleading through us. We plead on the Messiah'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. | 21God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that God's righteousness would be produced in us. |
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