2 Corinthians 5:9

God's Word

Whether we live in the body or move out of it, our goal is to be pleasing to him.

Cross References

Genesis 4:7

If you do well, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do well, sin is lying outside your door ready to attack. It wants to control you, but you must master it.”

Isaiah 56:7

Then I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, because my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

Acts 10:35

Rather, whoever respects God and does what is right is acceptable to him in any nation.

Romans 14:18

The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people.

Romans 14:8

If we live, we honor the Lord, and if we die, we honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Romans 15:20

My goal was to spread the Good News where the name of Christ was not known. I didn’t want to build on a foundation which others had laid.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, then, brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone move you off the foundation ⌞of your faith⌟. Always excel in the work you do for the Lord. You know that the hard work you do for the Lord is not pointless.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we are always confident. We know that as long as we are living in these bodies, we are living away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident and prefer to live away from this body and to live with the Lord.

Ephesians 1:6

so that the kindness  he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.

Colossians 1:10

We ask this so that you will live the kind of lives that prove you belong to the Lord. Then you will want to please him in every way as you grow in producing every kind of good work by this knowledge about God.

Colossians 1:29

I work hard and struggle to do this while his mighty power works in me.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Now then, brothers and sisters, because of the Lord Jesus we ask and encourage you to excel in living a God-pleasing life even more than you already do. Do this the way we taught you.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Also, make it your goal to live quietly, do your work, and earn your own living, as we ordered you.

1 Timothy 4:10

Certainly, we work hard and struggle to live a godly life, because we place our confidence in the living God. He is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, we must be thankful that we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Because we are thankful, we must serve God with fear and awe in a way that pleases him.

Hebrews 4:11

So we must make every effort to enter that place of rest. Then no one will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, dear friends, with this to look forward to, make every effort to have him find you at peace, without ⌞spiritual⌟ stains or blemishes.