2 Corinthians 5:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Since we know what it means 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I hope are well known also in your consciences.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Knowing{G1492} therefore{G3767} the fear{G5401} of the Lord,{G2962} we persuade{G3982} men,{G444} but{G1161} we are made manifest{G5319} unto God;{G2316} and{G1161} I hope{G1679} that we are made manifest{G5319} also{G2532} in{G1722} your{G5216} consciences.{G4893}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Knowing{G1492}{(G5761)} therefore{G3767} the terror{G5401} of the Lord{G2962}, we persuade{G3982}{(G5719)} men{G444}; but{G1161} we are made manifest{G5319}{(G5769)} unto God{G2316}; and{G1161} I trust{G1679}{(G5719)} also{G2532} are made manifest{G5319}{(G5771)} in{G1722} your{G5216} consciences{G4893}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Seynge then that we knowe how the LORde is to be feared we fare fayre with men. For we are knowen wel ynough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in youre consciences.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Seynge then that we knowe, how that the LORDE is to be feared, we fare fayre with men, but we are knowne well ynough vnto God: I trust also, that we are knowne in youre consciences.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Knowing therefore that terrour of the Lord, we persuade men, and we are made manifest vnto God, and I trust also that we are made manifest in your consciences.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Seing then that we knowe the feare of the Lorde, we fare fayre with men: For we are knowen well enough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in your consciences.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Message of Reconciliation Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 10:31 : 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • Jude 1:23 : 23 save others by snatching them out of the fire, and on some, show mercy with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
  • Job 31:23 : 23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.
  • Ps 73:19 : 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
  • Ps 76:7 : 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep.
  • Ps 88:15-16 : 15 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me? 16 I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.
  • Ps 90:11 : 11 Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
  • Isa 33:14 : 14 The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless. Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting flames?
  • Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • Mark 8:35-38 : 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.
  • Mark 9:43-50 : 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out. 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50 Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another.
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  • Luke 16:31 : 31 But Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'
  • Acts 13:43 : 43 After the synagogue meeting had ended, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
  • Acts 18:4 : 4 Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
  • Acts 18:13 : 13 They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'
  • Acts 19:26 : 26 You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods.
  • Acts 20:18-27 : 18 When they arrived, he said to them, 'You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia.' 19 'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.' 20 'I did not shrink back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house.' 21 'I testified both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.' 22 'And now, behold, I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.' 23 'Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that chains and afflictions await me.' 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.' 25 'And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.' 26 Therefore, I testify to you today that I am innocent of the blood of everyone. 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
  • Acts 26:26 : 26 The king knows about these matters, and I am speaking to him openly. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a hidden or obscure place.
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  • 1 Cor 4:4-5 : 4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but that does not make me innocent. The one who judges me is the Lord. 5 Therefore, do not judge anything before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will disclose the motives of hearts. At that time, each person will receive praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 1:12-14 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace. 13 For we write nothing to you other than what you can read and understand, and I hope that you will fully understand, 14 just as you have partially understood us, that we are your reason for pride, just as you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart. 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 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.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  • Col 1:28-29 : 28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.
  • 1 Thess 2:3-9 : 3 For our appeal does not come from error, impurity, or deception. 4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts. 5 For we never used words of flattery, as you know, nor did we put forth a pretext for greed—God is our witness. 6 We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others. 7 Although we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children. 8 In the same way, being affectionately desirous of you, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become dear to us. 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves among you who believe. 11 Just as you know how we dealt with each one of you like a father with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-26 : 24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged. 25 Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth. 26 Then they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
  • Rev 20:15 : 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
  • Gen 35:5 : 5 As they set out, the terror of God fell on the cities surrounding them, so no one pursued the sons of Jacob.
  • Job 6:4 : 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison. The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
  • Job 18:11 : 11 Terrors frighten him on every side and chase him at his heels.

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