2 Corinthians 5:9 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Whether we live in the body or move out of it, our goal is to be pleasing to him.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

ASV:

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

BBE:

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

DBY:

Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

ERV:

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

WEY:

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

WBS:

Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted by him.

WEB:

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

YLT:

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

2 Corinthians 5:9 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 14:18 For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Colossians 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:9 Wherefore we {g} labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
(g) And seeing that it is so, we strive to live so, that both in this our pilgrimage here we may please him, and that at length we may be received home to him.

PNT:

5:9 We labor, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. To Paul, death meant to be present at once with Christ, leaving the body behind. He labored so that, whether present or absent in the body, he might be accepted with Christ.

WES:

5:9 Therefore we are ambitious - The only ambition which has place in a Christian. Whether present - In the body. Or absent - From it.

MHC:

5:9-15 The apostle quickens himself and others to acts of duty. Well-grounded hopes of heaven will not encourage sloth and sinful security. Let all consider the judgment to come, which is called, The terror of the Lord. Knowing what terrible vengeance the Lord would execute upon the workers of iniquity, the apostle and his brethren used every argument and persuasion, to lead men to believe in the Lord Jesus, and to act as his disciples. Their zeal and diligence were for the glory of God and the good of the church. Christ's love to us will have a like effect upon us, if duly considered and rightly judged. All were lost and undone, dead and ruined, slaves to sin, having no power to deliver themselves, and must have remained thus miserable for ever, if Christ had not died. We should not make ourselves, but Christ, the end of our living and actions. A Christian's life should be devoted to Christ. Alas, how many show the worthlessness of their professed faith and love, by living to themselves and to the world!

CONC:

Absent Accepted Agreeable Aim Ambition Ambitious Body Exile Home Labor Labour Perfectly Please Pleasing Present Purpose Reason Well-pleasing Wherefore Whether Zealous

Absent Accepted Agreeable Aim Ambition Ambitious Body Exile Goal Home Labour Perfectly Please Pleasing Present Purpose Reason Well-Pleasing Wherefore Whether

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