Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 For we know that if the earthly house of this our habitation were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven,
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Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,
3 if so be that we shall be found clothed and not naked.
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because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
4 For we that are in <em>this</em> tabernacle do groan, being burdened, for we do not desire to be unclothed, but to be clothed upon with life swallowing up that which is mortal.
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For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
5 Now he that has made us for this same thing <em>is</em> God, who has likewise given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
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Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
6 Therefore <em>we are</em> always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord
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Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight).
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For we live by faith, not by sight.
8 We are confident, <em>I say</em>, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
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We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9 Therefore we also procure, whether present or absent, that we may please him.
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So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive according to that which they have done in the body, good or evil.
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For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
11 Therefore being certain of that terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God, and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
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Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
12 For we do not commend ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf that ye may have something to <em>answer</em> those who glory in appearance, and not in heart.
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We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.
13 For whether we are fools, <em>it is</em> unto God; or whether we are sane, <em>it is</em> for your cause.
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If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.
14 For the charity of the Christ constrains us because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all are dead:
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For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
15 And <em>that</em> he died for all that those who live should not live from now on unto themselves, but unto him who died and rose again for them.
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And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
16 Therefore from now on we know no one according to the flesh: and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know <em>him</em> no longer.
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So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone <em>is</em> in Christ, <em>they are</em> a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
18 And all this by God, who reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
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All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
19 for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in us the word of reconciliation.
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that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did exhort <em>you</em> by us; we beseech <em>you</em> in Christ’s name, be ye reconciled to God.
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We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
21 For he has made him <em>to be</em> sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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