II Cô-rinh-tô 5
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
5 Chúng ta biết khi thân xác nầy—tức cái lều tạm mà chúng ta đang sống trên đất nầy—bị tiêu hủy thì Thượng Đế sẽ cho chúng ta một nhà khác không do tay người xây nên, là nhà còn đời đời trên thiên đàng. 2 Hiện tại chúng ta đang rên rỉ trong lều tạm nầy. Chúng ta mong Thượng Đế cho chúng ta nhà trên thiên đàng, 3 vì ở trong nhà ấy chúng ta sẽ không bị trần truồng. 4 Trong khi đang sống trong thân xác nầy chúng ta rên rỉ dưới gánh nặng. Chúng ta không muốn bị trần truồng nhưng chúng ta mong được mặc lấy nhà trên thiên đàng. Lúc ấy thân xác chết nầy sẽ được mặc lấy sự sống. 5 Vì thế mà Thượng Đế dựng nên chúng ta và Ngài cũng đã cho Thánh Linh làm vật bảo đảm cho sự sống mới ấy.
6 Cho nên chúng tôi rất bạo dạn. Chúng tôi biết rằng khi còn sống trong thân xác nầy thì cách xa Chúa. 7 Chúng ta sống bằng đức tin, không phải bằng mắt thấy. 8 Vì thế mà tôi nói, chúng tôi rất bạo dạn. Chúng tôi rất muốn rời bỏ thân xác nầy để về nhà với Chúa. 9 Dù ở đây hay ở thiên đàng, mục đích duy nhất của chúng tôi là làm vui lòng Thượng Đế. 10 Tất cả chúng ta đều sẽ trình diện trước Chúa Cứu Thế để chịu xét xử. Mỗi người sẽ nhận lãnh điều mình đáng lãnh do những việc tốt hay xấu mình làm trong thân xác nầy.
Trở nên bạn hữu của Thượng Đế
11 Vì kính sợ Chúa nên chúng tôi tìm cách thuyết phục mọi người biết sự thật. Thượng Đế hiểu rõ chúng tôi và tôi tin rằng trong thâm tâm anh chị em cũng hiểu rõ chúng tôi nữa. 12 Chúng tôi không cần tự khoe với anh chị em lần nữa, nhưng muốn tìm cách cho anh chị em biết để anh chị em có thể tự hào về chúng tôi. Như thế anh chị em có thể đối đáp với những kẻ chỉ khoe về bề ngoài mà không có trong lòng. 13 Nếu chúng tôi điên rồ, là vì Chúa. Nếu chúng tôi tỉnh táo, là vì anh chị em. 14 Tình yêu Chúa Cứu Thế ngự trị trong chúng tôi nên chúng tôi tin Đấng đã chết vì mọi người để tất cả chúng ta đồng chết. 15 Chúa Cứu Thế chết vì mọi người để những người sống không còn vì mình mà sống nữa. Ngài chết thay cho họ và sống lại từ kẻ chết để từ nay trở đi, họ sẽ sống cho Ngài.
16 Từ nay về sau chúng tôi không còn suy nghĩ theo cách thế gian nữa. Trước kia chúng tôi suy nghĩ về Chúa Cứu Thế theo cách thế gian nhưng nay chúng tôi không suy nghĩ về ai theo cách ấy nữa. 17 Nếu ai thuộc về Chúa Cứu Thế thì người ấy là một người mới [a]. Mọi việc cũ đã qua đi hết; hiện giờ mọi việc đều đã đổi mới! 18 Đó là do Thượng Đế thực hiện. Qua Chúa Cứu Thế, Thượng Đế đã làm cho chúng ta giảng hòa lại với Ngài; đồng thời Ngài giao cho chúng ta nhiệm vụ rao cho mọi người biết về sự giảng hòa mà chúng ta hiện đang có với Ngài. 19 Thượng Đế ngự trong Chúa Cứu Thế và giảng hòa thế gian lại với Ngài. Trong Chúa Cứu Thế, Thượng Đế không còn kết tội thế gian nữa. Ngài giao cho chúng ta nhiệm vụ giảng hòa nầy. 20 Chúng tôi được sai rao giảng về Chúa Cứu Thế như thể Thượng Đế đã nhờ chúng tôi kêu gọi anh chị em. Khi chúng tôi nài xin anh chị em giảng hòa lại với Thượng Đế là chúng tôi nói thay cho Chúa Cứu Thế. 21 Chúa Cứu Thế vốn không có tội lỗi nhưng Thượng Đế đã khiến Ngài trở nên tội lỗi [b] vì chúng ta để nhờ Ngài mà chúng ta có được các đức tính của Thượng Đế.
Footnotes
- II Cô-rinh-tô 5:17 Nếu ai … người mới Hay “Ai ở trong Chúa Cứu Thế, đó là một sự sáng tạo mới.”
- II Cô-rinh-tô 5:21 tội lỗi Hay “của lễ chuộc tội.”
2 Corinthians 5
World English Bible
5 For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. 2 For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed being clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened, not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. 10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences. 12 For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance and not in heart. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died. 15 He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
16 Therefore we know no one according to the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no more. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold,[a] all things have become new. 18 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Footnotes
- 5:17 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
2 Corinthians 5
King James Version
5 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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
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