2 Corinthians 5:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Being therefore{G3767} always{G3842} of good courage,{G2292} and knowing{G1492} that,{G3754} whilst{G2532} we are at home{G1736} in{G1722} the body,{G4983} we are absent{G1553} from{G575} the Lord{G2962}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore{G3767}{G2532} we are always{G3842} confident{G2292}{(G5723)}, knowing{G1492}{(G5761)} that{G3754}, whilst we are at home{G1736}{(G5723)} in{G1722} the body{G4983}, we are absent{G1553}{(G5719)} from{G575} the Lord{G2962}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Therfore we are alwaye of good chere and knowe well that as longe as we are at home in the body we are absent from God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore are we allwaye of good cheare, and knowe, that as longe as we dwell here in the body, we are not at home with the LORDE:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore we are always bolde, though we knowe that whiles we are at home in the bodie, we are absent from the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therfore we are alway of good cheare, and knowe, that as long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So, then, we are ever without fear, and though conscious that while we are in the body we are away from the Lord,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord–

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  • Phil 3:20-21 : 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
  • Heb 10:35 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
  • Heb 13:14 : 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we eagerly seek the city that is to come.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
  • 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
  • Ps 27:3-4 : 3 Though an army encamps against me, my heart will not be afraid; though war rises against me, in this I will be confident. 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
  • Ps 39:12 : 12 With reproofs for iniquity, You discipline a man; like a moth, You consume his cherished things. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
  • Ps 119:19 : 19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
  • Prov 14:26 : 26 In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.
  • Isa 30:15 : 15 For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: 'In repentance and rest you will be saved; in quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing.'
  • Isa 36:4 : 4 The Rabshakeh said to them, 'Say to Hezekiah: This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is this confidence you rely on?
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 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 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 5:7-9
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    7 (For we live by faith, not by sight.)

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

    9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • 2 Cor 5:1-5
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    1 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 Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,

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

    4 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 the one who has prepared us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

  • 2 Cor 10:11
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    11 Let such people realize that what we are in our letters while absent, we will be in our actions when present.

  • 2 Cor 5:11-13
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    11 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.

    12 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 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.

  • Col 2:5
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    5 For even though I am absent in the body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly conduct and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 4:7-12
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    7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

    8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

    9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

    10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

    11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

    12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • 1 Cor 5:3
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    3 For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit, and I have already passed judgment on the one who has committed this act, as if I were present.

  • 2 Cor 4:16-18
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    16 Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

    17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

    18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  • 2 Cor 10:2-3
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    2 I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.

    3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

  • 2 Cor 6:9-10
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    9 as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined, but not put to death;

    10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

  • 2 Cor 4:14
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    14 We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.

  • 2 Cor 3:4-5
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    4 Such confidence we have through Christ before God.

    5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.

  • 1 Thess 3:6-8
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    6 But now Timothy has come to us from you and has brought us good news about your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

    7 For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction, we were comforted about you through your faith.

    8 For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 15:58
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    58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  • 2 Cor 1:7-9
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    7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, you also share in our comfort.

    8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

    9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

  • Phil 2:12
    70%

    12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

  • 2 Cor 7:5
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    5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 But we, brothers and sisters, being separated from you for a short time—in person, not in heart—made every effort, with great longing, to see you face to face.

  • Phil 1:6
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    6 Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Thess 3:4
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    4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

  • Phil 3:20
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    20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 2 Cor 4:1
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    1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart.

  • 1 Thess 4:15
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    15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16 I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.

  • Heb 6:9
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    9 But we are confident of better things concerning you, dear friends—things that accompany salvation—even though we speak in this way.

  • Heb 13:6
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    6 So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'

  • 2 Pet 1:14
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    14 knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.