Font Size
2 Corinthians 5
New Catholic Bible
2 Corinthians 5
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 5
1 Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal. 2 While we are in this earthly tent, we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling; 3 for when we have put it on, we will not be naked.[a]
4 While we are enclosed in this earthly tent we groan, burdened because we do not wish to be stripped naked but rather to be further clothed, so that our mortal state may be swallowed up by immortality. 5 God is the one who has prepared us for this destiny, and he has given us the Spirit as a pledge of this.
6 Therefore, we are always confident, even though we realize that as long as we are at home in the body, we are exiles from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yet we are filled with confidence, even as we long to be exiled from the body and be at home with the Lord.
9 For this reason, whether at home or away, we strive to please him. 10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive suitable recompense for his conduct in the body, whether good or bad.
11 Well Known to God. And so, with this fear of the Lord always foremost in our thoughts, we try to persuade others. We ourselves are well known to God, and I hope we are also well known to your consciences. 12 We are not once again commending ourselves to you, but we are rather affording you an opportunity to boast about us. Then you will have an answer to those who boast of external appearances and not the heart. 13 If, indeed, we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are rational, it is for your sake.
14 The Ministry of Reconciliation. For the love of Christ urges us forward, once we conclude that one has died for all, and therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves, but for him who for their sakes died and was raised to life.
16 Therefore, from now on we will not regard anyone according to human standards. Even though we once judged Christ from a human point of view,[b] we no longer do so. 17 Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new.
18 All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation. 19 In other words, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and not holding people’s transgressions against them, and he committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is appealing to you through us. We implore you through Christ to be reconciled to God. 21 He made him who did not know sin to be sin for our sake, so that through him we might become the righteousness of God.[c]
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 5:3 Naked: without an earthly tent (body), which is the condition of those who have died.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16 We once judged Christ from a human point of view: literally: “we knew Christ according to the flesh.” The literal translation does not mean that Paul met Jesus during the latter’s mortal life; it means, rather, that before Paul was converted he had human prejudices regarding Jesus, but now no longer does so.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 This is a splendid summary of the redemption. God made the penalty for sins to fall on Jesus (see Isa 53:6; Gal 3:13). Christ, the only one who is entirely righteous, took our sins upon himself at Calvary and endured the punishment reserved for us, i.e., death and separation from God. He made it possible for us to receive his righteousness and be recommended to God. Yet all this stems from the love of the Father, who prompted Christ by his plan and enabled him to bring it about by his grace.
2 Corinthians 5
New International Version
2 Corinthians 5
New International Version
Awaiting the New Body
5 For we know that if the earthly(A) tent(B) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan,(C) longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(D) 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan(E) and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(F) so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(G)
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.(H) 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(I) 9 So we make it our goal to please him,(J) whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us(K) for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord,(L) we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.(M) 12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again,(N) but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us,(O) so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart. 13 If we are “out of our mind,”(P) as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(Q) 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(R) but for him who died for them(S) and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly(T) point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,(U) the new creation(V) has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!(W) 18 All this is from God,(X) who reconciled us to himself through Christ(Y) and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(Z) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(AA) as though God were making his appeal through us.(AB) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(AC) 21 God made him who had no sin(AD) to be sin[b] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(AE)
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or Christ, that person is a new creation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 Or be a sin offering
2 Coríntios 5
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
2 Coríntios 5
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
5 Porque sabemos que, se a nossa casa terrestre deste tabernáculo se desfizer, temos de Deus um edifício, uma casa não feita por mãos, eterna, nos céus. 2 E, por isso, também gememos, desejando ser revestidos da nossa habitação, que é do céu; 3 se, todavia, estando vestidos, não formos achados nus. 4 Porque também nós, os que estamos neste tabernáculo, gememos carregados, não porque queremos ser despidos, mas revestidos, para que o mortal seja absorvido pela vida. 5 Ora, quem para isso mesmo nos preparou foi Deus, o qual nos deu também o penhor do Espírito.
6 Pelo que estamos sempre de bom ânimo, sabendo que, enquanto estamos no corpo, vivemos ausentes do Senhor 7 (Porque andamos por fé e não por vista.). 8 Mas temos confiança e desejamos, antes, deixar este corpo, para habitar com o Senhor. 9 Pelo que muito desejamos também ser-lhe agradáveis, quer presentes, quer ausentes. 10 Porque todos devemos comparecer ante o tribunal de Cristo, para que cada um receba segundo o que tiver feito por meio do corpo, ou bem ou mal.
O ministério da reconciliação
11 Assim que, sabendo o temor que se deve ao Senhor, persuadimos os homens à fé, mas somos manifestos a Deus; e espero que, na vossa consciência, sejamos também manifestos. 12 Porque não nos recomendamos outra vez a vós; mas damo-vos ocasião de vos gloriardes de nós, para que tenhais que responder aos que se gloriam na aparência e não no coração. 13 Porque, se enlouquecemos, é para Deus; e, se conservamos o juízo, é para vós. 14 Porque o amor de Cristo nos constrange, julgando nós assim: que, se um morreu por todos, logo, todos morreram. 15 E ele morreu por todos, para que os que vivem não vivam mais para si, mas para aquele que por eles morreu e ressuscitou. 16 Assim que, daqui por diante, a ninguém conhecemos segundo a carne; e, ainda que também tenhamos conhecido Cristo segundo a carne, contudo, agora, já o não conhecemos desse modo. 17 Assim que, se alguém está em Cristo, nova criatura é: as coisas velhas já passaram; eis que tudo se fez novo.
18 E tudo isso provém de Deus, que nos reconciliou consigo mesmo por Jesus Cristo e nos deu o ministério da reconciliação, 19 isto é, Deus estava em Cristo reconciliando consigo o mundo, não lhes imputando os seus pecados, e pôs em nós a palavra da reconciliação. 20 De sorte que somos embaixadores da parte de Cristo, como se Deus por nós rogasse. Rogamos-vos, pois, da parte de Cristo que vos reconcilieis com Deus. 21 Àquele que não conheceu pecado, o fez pecado por nós; para que, nele, fôssemos feitos justiça de Deus.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009 (ARC)
Copyright 2009 Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil. Todos os direitos reservados / All rights reserved.