Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that (A)while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— for (B)we walk by faith, not by [a]sight— but we are of good courage and (C)prefer rather to be absent from the body and (D)to be at home with the Lord. Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be (E)pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before (F)the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for [b]his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Or appearance
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Lit the things

Therefore, we are always confident, and we know that as long as we are at home in this body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from this body and to live with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away from home, our goal is to be pleasing to him. 10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of the Messiah,[a] so that each of us may receive what he deserves for what he has done in his body, whether good or worthless.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Or Christ
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Or bad