2 Corinthians 5:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Our only goal is to always please the Lord, whether we are living here in this body or there with him.

Cross References

Colossians 1:10

that this will help you live in a way that brings honor to the Lord and pleases him in every way; that your life will produce good works of every kind and that you will grow in your knowledge of God;

Romans 14:18

Whoever serves Christ by living this way is pleasing God, and they will be accepted by others.

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, we are waiting for this to happen. So try as hard as you can to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

1 Timothy 4:10

We hope in the living God, the Savior of all people. In particular, he is the Savior of all those who believe in him. This is why we work and struggle.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Mind your own business, and earn your own living, as we told you before.

Genesis 4:7

You know that if you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you don’t, sin is ready to attack you. That sin will want to control you, but you must control it.”

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Brothers and sisters, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

Romans 15:20

I always want to tell the Good News in places where people have never heard of Christ. I do this because I don’t want to build on the work that someone else has already started.

Romans 14:8

If we live, we are living for the Lord. And if we die, we are dying for the Lord. So living or dying, we belong to the Lord.

Acts 10:35

He accepts anyone who worships him and does what is right. It is not important what nation they come from.

Isaiah 56:7

So I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. The offerings and sacrifices they give me will please me, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”

Hebrews 12:28

So we should be thankful because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And because we are thankful, we should worship God in a way that will please him. We should do this with respect and fear,

Hebrews 4:11

So let us try as hard as we can to enter God’s place of rest. We must try hard so that none of us will be lost by following the example of those who refused to obey God.

Colossians 1:29

To do this, I work and struggle using the great strength that Christ gives me. That strength is working in my life.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we always have confidence. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord.

John 6:27

But earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will give you that food. He is the only one qualified by God the Father to give it to you.”

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.