For we know that if ¹the ^aearthly ^btent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house ^cnot made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this we ^agroan, longing to be ^bclothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we ^agroan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be ^bclothed, so that what is ^cmortal will be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who ^agave to us the Spirit as a ¹pledge.

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that ^awhile we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7 for ^awe walk by faith, not by ¹sight— 8 we are of good courage 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. 10 For we must all appear before ^athe judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for ¹his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

11 So then, knowing the ^afear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we ¹have been made manifest to God; and I hope that we ²have been ^bmade manifest also in your consciences. 12 We are not ^aagain commending ourselves to you but are giving you an ^bopportunity to boast of us, so that you will have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. 13 For if we ¹are ^aout of our mind, it is for God, or if we are of right mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ ^acontrols us, having concluded this, that ^bone died for all, therefore all died. 15 And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer ^alive for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^1aaccording to the flesh; even though we have known Christ ²according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is ^ain Christ, he is ^ba new creation; ^cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now ^aall these things are from God, ^bwho reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ^cministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that ^aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^bnot counting their transgressions against them, and ¹He has ²committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 So then, we are ^aambassadors for Christ, ^bas God is pleading through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be ^creconciled to God. 21 He made Him who ^aknew no sin to be ^bsin on our behalf, so that we might become the ^crighteousness of God in Him.

For we know that if our ^1aearthly ^btent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house ^cnot made by hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed, in this tent we ^agroan, longing to be ^bclothed with our ¹dwelling from heaven, 3 since in fact after putting it on, we will not be found naked. 4 For indeed, we who are in this tent ^agroan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be ^bclothed, so that what is ^cmortal will be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who ^agave us the Spirit as a ¹pledge.

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that ^awhile we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7 for ^awe walk by faith, not by ¹sight— 8 but we are of good courage 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. 10 For we must all appear before ^athe judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for ¹his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.

11 Therefore, knowing the ^afear of the Lord, we persuade people, but we are well known to God; and I hope that we are also ^bwell known in your consciences. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you ^aagain, but are giving you an ^bopportunity to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. 13 For if we have ^alost our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ ^acontrols us, having concluded this, that ^bone died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer ^alive for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf.

16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^1aby the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is ^ain Christ, this person is ^ba new ¹creation; ^cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now ^aall these things are from God, ^bwho reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ^cministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that ^aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^bnot counting their wrongdoings against them, and ¹He has ²committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Therefore, we are ^aambassadors for Christ, ^bas though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be ^creconciled to God. 21 He made Him who ^aknew no sin to be ^1bsin in our behalf, so that we might become the ^crighteousness of God in Him.

For we know that if ¹the ^aearthly ^btent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house ^cnot made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this house we ^agroan, longing to be ^bclothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we ^agroan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be ^bclothed, so that what is ^cmortal will be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who ^agave to us the Spirit as a ¹pledge.

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that ^awhile we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 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. 10 For we must all appear before ^athe judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for ¹his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

11 Therefore, knowing the ^afear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are ^bmade manifest also in your consciences. 12 We are not ^aagain commending ourselves to you but are giving you an ^boccasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. 13 For if we ¹are ^abeside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ ^acontrols us, having concluded this, that ^bone died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer ^alive for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^1aaccording to the flesh; even though we have known Christ ²according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is ^ain Christ, ¹he is ^ba new creature; ^cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now ^aall these things are from God, ^bwho reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ^cministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that ^aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^bnot counting their trespasses against them, and ¹He has ²committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Therefore, we are ^aambassadors for Christ, ^bas though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be ^creconciled to God. 21 He made Him who ^aknew no sin to be ^bsin on our behalf, so that we might become the ^crighteousness of God in Him.