2 Corinthians 5:9

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Therefore, whether in our home or absent from our home, our one ambition is to please him.

Cross References

John 6:27

Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."

Acts 10:35

But that in every nation he who reverences him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Romans 14:18

He who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of his fellow men.

Romans 14:8

For, if we live, our life is for the Master, and, if we die, our death is for the Master. Whether, then, we live or die we belong to the Master.

Romans 15:20

Yet always with the ambition to tell the Good News where Christ's name had not previously been heard, so as to avoid building upon another man's foundations.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear Brothers, stand firm, unshaken, always diligent in the Lord's work, for you know that, in union with him, your toil is not in vain.

2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, while our home is in the body, we are absent from our home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8

And in this confidence we would gladly leave our home in the body, and make our home with the Lord.

Ephesians 1:6

And so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving- kindness which he gave us in The Beloved;

Colossians 1:10

Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:29

It is for that I toil, struggling with all the energy which he inspires and which works powerfully within me.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Further, Brothers, we beg and exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever--as indeed you are already doing--all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;

1 Timothy 4:10

With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the Living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who hold the Faith.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, let us, who have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, be thankful, and so offer acceptable worship to God, with awe and reverence.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter upon that Rest, so that none of us fall through such disbelief as that of which we have had an example.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, dear friends, in expectation of these things, make every effort to be found by him spotless, blameless, and at peace.