2 Corinthians 5:9 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

⁹ Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we aspire to be pleasing to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth away from Him] or away from home [and with Him], we are constantly ambitious and strive earnestly to be pleasing to Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

Common English Bible

⁹ So our goal is to be acceptable to him, whether we are at home or away from home.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him.

2 Corinthians 5:9 Tagairtí Cros

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”

Acts 10:35

but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Romans 14:18

Anyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Romans 14:8

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Romans 15:20

And in this way I aspire to preach the gospel where the name of Christ has not been heard, so that I do not build upon another's foundation,

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we have courage at all times, and we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8

Yes, we have courage and would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.

Colossians 1:10

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord with every desire to please him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:29

To this end I labor, striving according to his energy that is powerfully at work within me.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, just as you learned from us how you ought to walk and to please God, you do so more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

We urge you to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own affairs, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,

1 Timothy 4:10

For this is why we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. It is by our thankfulness that we offer God acceptable worship, with reverence and godly fear.

Hebrews 4:11

Therefore let us make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, as you wait for these things, be diligent to be found at peace, spotless and blameless in his sight.