1 For we know that if our
earthly house, which is but as note a tent, were dissolved,
we have a building of God, an house not made with
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hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 And note therefore whilst
we are in this tabernacle we groan, being very desirous
to be covered with our house which is from heaven:
since though note unclothed of this body,
3 yet we shall not be
found naked.
4 For we who are in this tabernacle do
groan, being burthened; wherefore we desire, not to
be wholly unclothed, but to put on note immortality, that the
mortal part may be swallowed up note in life.
5 Now He, that hath wrought us note hereunto, is God;
who hath also given us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident, note knowing that
while we note dwell in the body, we are absent from the
Lord,
7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight,) we are confident,
I say,
8 and well-pleased rather to be absent from
the body, and note to dwell with the Lord.
9 Wherefore
we are also note ambitious, whether dwelling in the body,
or out of it, to be well-pleasing to Him.
10 For we must
all appear before the tribunal of Christ, that every one
may receive for the things done in the body, according
to what he hath done, whether it were good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade
men: but if not, we are manifest unto God, and
I hope we are also manifested note to your consciences:
12 for
we are not again recommending ourselves to you, but
giving you an occasion of glorying on our account;
that ye may have somewhat to answer those who glory
in appearance, and not in heart.
13 For whether we be
in extasies, it is to God: or if we be note composed, it is
note for your benefit.
14 For the love of Christ constraineth
us, being note fully persuaded of this, that if One died for
all, then were all dead.
15 And He died for all, that those
who live might no longer live to themselves, but to
Him who died for them and rose again.
16 Wherefore we
henceforth know no one according to the flesh: and if
we have known even note Christ after the flesh, yet now
we thus know Him no more.
17 And therefore if any one
be in Christ, note he is created anew: old things are passed
away, behold all things are become new.
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18 But all these things are from God, who hath reconciled
us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and note made us ministers
of the reconciliation;
19 to declare, that God was
in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing
to them their trespasses, and hath note committed unto
us the word of reconciliation.
20 We are therefore embassadors
for Christ, and as God note exhorteth you by us,
we intreat you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to
God.
21 For He hath made Him, who knew no sin, to be
a sin-offering for us, that in Him we might be made
note righteous before God.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
