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2 Corinthians 5

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2 Corinthians 5 . 1 , That in his assured hope of immortal glory , 2 Corinthians 5 . 9 , and in expectation of it , and of the general judgment , he labours to keep a good conscience; 2 Corinthians 5 . 12 , not that he may herein boast of himself , 2 Corinthians 5 . 14. but as one that , having received life from Christ , endeavours to live as a new creature to Christ only , 2 Corinthians 5 . 18. and by his ministry of reconciliation , to reconcile others also in Christ to God.

2 Corinthians 5:1

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:1 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:2

For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

2 Corinthians 5:2 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:3

because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

2 Corinthians 5:3 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:4

So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 5:4 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:5

And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

2 Corinthians 5:5 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:6

Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:6 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:7

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:9

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

2 Corinthians 5:9 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

2 Corinthians 5:11 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:12

We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

2 Corinthians 5:12 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:13

If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:14

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

2 Corinthians 5:14 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:15

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.

2 Corinthians 5:15 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:16

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

2 Corinthians 5:16 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:18

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:18 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:19

that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:20 · BSB

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2 Corinthians 5:21

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web24 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions 2 Corinthians 5:17 → Isaiah 43:18-19, 2 Corinthians 5:17 → Isaiah 65:17, 2 Corinthians 5:21 → Isaiah 53:6
Echoes 2 Corinthians 5:17 → Genesis 1:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17 → Isaiah 66:22
Trajectories
Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Jacob (Transformed Supplanter), New Creation (Cosmic Redemption), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), New Moons (Renewal and Rest), Peace-Offering (Fellowship with God), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins), Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise), Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)
Longitudinal Themes
Creation and New Creation
Chiasms
Shaped 2 Corinthians 05:1–15, 2 Corinthians 05:17–21, 2 Corinthians 05:6–8
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