2 Corinthians 5
Revised Standard Version
5 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Here indeed we groan, and long to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 so that by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we sigh with anxiety; not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
6 So we are always of good courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body.
The Ministry of Reconciliation
11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who pride themselves on a man’s position and not on his heart. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation;[a] the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[b] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or creature
- 2 Corinthians 5:19 Or God was in Christ reconciling
2 Korinther 5
Schlachter 2000
5 Denn wir wissen: Wenn unsere irdische Zeltwohnung abgebrochen wird, haben wir im Himmel einen Bau von Gott, ein Haus, nicht mit Händen gemacht, das ewig ist.
2 Denn in diesem [Zelt] seufzen wir vor Sehnsucht danach, mit unserer Behausung, die vom Himmel ist, überkleidet zu werden
3 — sofern wir bekleidet und nicht unbekleidet erfunden werden.
4 Denn wir, die wir in dem [Leibes-]Zelt sind, seufzen und sind beschwert, weil wir lieber nicht entkleidet, sondern überkleidet werden möchten, sodass das Sterbliche verschlungen wird vom Leben.
5 Der uns aber hierzu bereitet hat, ist Gott, der uns auch das Unterpfand des Geistes gegeben hat.
6 Darum sind wir allezeit getrost und wissen: Solange wir im Leib daheim sind, sind wir nicht daheim bei dem Herrn.
7 Denn wir wandeln im Glauben und nicht im Schauen.
8 Wir sind aber getrost und wünschen vielmehr, aus dem Leib auszuwandern und daheim zu sein bei dem Herrn.
9 Darum suchen wir auch unsere Ehre darin, dass wir ihm wohlgefallen, sei es daheim oder nicht daheim.
10 Denn wir alle müssen vor dem Richterstuhl des Christus offenbar werden, damit jeder das empfängt, was er durch den Leib gewirkt hat, es sei gut oder böse.
Der Dienst der Versöhnung
11 In dem Bewusstsein, dass der Herr zu fürchten ist, suchen wir daher die Menschen zu überzeugen, Gott aber sind wir offenbar; ich hoffe aber auch in eurem Gewissen offenbar zu sein.
12 Denn wir empfehlen uns nicht nochmals selbst euch gegenüber, sondern wir geben euch Gelegenheit, euch unsretwegen zu rühmen, damit ihr es denen entgegenhalten könnt, die sich des Äußeren rühmen, aber nicht des Herzens.
13 Denn wenn wir je außer uns waren, so waren wir es für Gott; wenn wir besonnen sind, so sind wir es für euch.
14 Denn die Liebe des Christus drängt uns, da wir von diesem überzeugt sind: Wenn einer für alle gestorben ist, so sind sie alle gestorben;
15 und er ist deshalb für alle gestorben, damit die, welche leben, nicht mehr für sich selbst leben, sondern für den, der für sie gestorben und auferstanden ist.
16 So kennen wir denn von nun an niemand mehr nach dem Fleisch; wenn wir aber auch Christus nach dem Fleisch gekannt haben, so kennen wir ihn doch nicht mehr so.
17 Darum: Ist jemand in Christus, so ist er eine neue Schöpfung; das Alte ist vergangen; siehe, es ist alles neu geworden!
18 Das alles aber [kommt] von Gott, der uns mit sich selbst versöhnt hat durch Jesus Christus und uns den Dienst der Versöhnung gegeben hat;
19 weil nämlich Gott in Christus war und die Welt mit sich selbst versöhnte, indem er ihnen ihre Sünden nicht anrechnete und das Wort der Versöhnung in uns legte.
20 So sind wir nun Botschafter für Christus, und zwar so, dass Gott selbst durch uns ermahnt; so bitten wir nun stellvertretend für Christus: Lasst euch versöhnen mit Gott!
21 Denn er hat den, der von keiner Sünde wusste, für uns zur Sünde gemacht, damit wir in ihm [zur] Gerechtigkeit Gottes[a] würden.
Footnotes
- (5,21) d.h. zu der Gerechtigkeit, die von Gott gewirkt wird bzw. vor Gott gilt.
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
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2000 by Geneva Bible Society
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.
