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2 Corinthians 5:7-9
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2 Corinthians 5:7-9
New English Translation
7 for we live[a] by faith, not by sight. 8 Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away[b] from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So then whether we are alive[c] or away, we make it our ambition to please him.[d]
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- 2 Corinthians 5:7 tn Grk “we walk.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 tn Or “be absent.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 tn Grk “whether we are at home” [in the body]; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 tn Grk “to be pleasing to him.”
2 Corinthians 5:7-9
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2 Corinthians 5:7-9
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7 For we live by faith, not by sight.(A) 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.(B) 9 So we make it our goal to please him,(C) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
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