2 Corinthians 5:9

Absent From The Body And At Home With The Lord

⁸ We have good courage, however, and are well pleased - rather to be away from home, out of the body, and to come home, unto the Lord. ⁹ Wherefore also we are ambitious - whether at home, or away from home, to be, well-pleasing unto him. ¹⁰ For, we all, must needs be made manifest before the judgment seat of the Christ, that each one may get back the things done by means of the body, according to the things which he practised, whether good or corrupt.

Let Us

On Earth

Genesis 4:7

Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying, - Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.

Isaiah 56:7

Surely I will bring them into my holy mountain And make them joyful in my house of prayer, Their ascending-offerings and their sacrifices, being accepted upon mine altar, - For, my house, a house of prayer, shall be called, for all the peoples!

John 6:27

Be working, not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth unto life age-abiding, - which, the Son of Man, unto you, will give; for upon, the same, hath the Father, even God, set his seal.

Acts 10:35

But, in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is acceptable unto him.

Romans 14:8

For both, if we live, unto the Lord, we live, and, if we die, unto the Lord, we die; whether therefore we live, the Lord's, we are; or whether we die, the Lord's, we are;

Romans 14:18

For, he that in this doeth service unto the Christ, is acceptable unto God, and approved unto men.

Romans 15:20

Although, thus, - as ambitious to be announcing the glad-message - not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another's foundation, I should be building;

1 Corinthians 9:26-27

I, therefore, so, am running, as, not uncertainly, so, am boxing, as not thrashing air;

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, then, my beloved brethren, - become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:6

Having good courage, therefore, at all times, and knowing that - remaining at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, -

2 Corinthians 5:8

We have good courage, however, and are well pleased - rather to be away from home, out of the body, and to come home, unto the Lord.

Ephesians 1:6

Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -

Colossians 1:10

So as to walk worthily of the Lord, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit, and growing in the personal knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:29

Unto which I am even toiling, contending according to his energy which is energising itself in me with power.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

For the rest, brethren, we request and exhort you, in our Lord Jesus, that, even as ye received from us, how ye must needs walk and please God, - even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands, - even as, unto you, we gave charge -

1 Timothy 4:10

For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men - specially, of such as believe.

Hebrews 4:11

Let us, therefore, give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall into the same example, of obstinacy.

Hebrews 12:28

Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude - whereby we may be rendering divine service well-pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe;

2 Peter 1:10-11

Wherefore, all the more, brethren, give diligence to be making, firm, your calling and election; for, these things, doing, in nowise shall ye stumble at any time,

2 Peter 3:14

Wherefore, beloved, these things, expecting - give diligence, unspotted and unblemished, by him, to be found, in peace;