Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be
King James Version
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Holman Bible
Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing
International Standard Version
So whether we are at home or away from home, our goal is to be pleasing to him.
A Conservative Version
Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.
American Standard Version
Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.
Amplified
Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth] or away from home [and with Him], it is our [constant] ambition to be pleasing to Him.
An Understandable Version
So, we are also eager to please God very much, whether we are at home [in our body] or away from it.
Anderson New Testament
For this reason we also endeavor, whether we remain in the body or depart from it, to be acceptable to him.
Bible in Basic English
For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.
Common New Testament
So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore I studiously endeavour, whether staying in it, or departing out of it, to be acceptable to him.
Darby Translation
Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.
Goodspeed New Testament
So whether I am at home or away from it, it is my ambition to please him.
John Wesley New Testament
Therefore we are ambitious, whether present, or absent, to be well-pleasing to him.
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore also let us seek the honour, whether being at home, whether being absent, to be pleasing to him.
King James 2000
Therefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home [in the body] or absent [from the body], to be acceptable to him.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavor our selves to please him.
Moffatt New Testament
Hence also I am eager to satisfy him, whether in the body or away from it;
Montgomery New Testament
And for this reason I also make it home with the Lord.
NET Bible
So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.
Noyes New Testament
Wherefore we also strive that, whether at home or absent, we may be approved by him.
Sawyer New Testament
Wherefore also we strive, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore also we are ambitious - whether at home, or away from home, to be, well-pleasing unto him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
wherefore also our ambition is, that whether dwelling in the body, or out of the body, we may be acceptable to him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore, whether in our home or absent from our home, our one ambition is to please him.
Webster
Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted by him.
Weymouth New Testament
And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.
Williams New Testament
So whether I am at home or away from home, it is my constant ambition to please Him.
World English Bible
Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
Worrell New Testament
Wherefore, we also make it our aim??hether being at home or being from home??o be well-pleasing to Him.
Worsley New Testament
Wherefore we are also ambitious, whether dwelling in the body, or out of it, to be well-pleasing to Him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 5:9
Images 2 Corinthians 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absent From The Body And At Home With The Lord
8 We are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord. 9 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7
If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."
Isaiah 56:7
even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples."
John 6:27
Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
Acts 10:35
but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord's.
Romans 14:18
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
Romans 15:20
yes, making it my aim to proclaim the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6
Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,
Colossians 1:10
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 1:29
for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, even as you are living, that you excel more and more.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;
1 Timothy 4:10
For to this end we both labor and strive, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
Hebrews 4:11
Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.
Hebrews 12:28
So since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, through which we may offer service pleasing to God, with reverence and awe,
2 Peter 1:10-11
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.