2 Corinthians 5:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. | So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it. | Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him. |
In context
AI-assisted, sourced2 Corinthians 5:1-10A house eternal in the heavens
About 2 Corinthians 5If "our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God... eternal in the heavens," so "we walk by faith, not by sight," willing "to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord," knowing "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ." Moved by "the love of Christ," Paul says, "if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." God "was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself," and has given "the ministry of reconciliation," so "we are ambassadors for Christ... be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:12 Corinthians 5:72 Corinthians 5:82 Corinthians 5:102 Corinthians 5:142 Corinthians 5:172 Corinthians 5:182 Corinthians 5:192 Corinthians 5:20
Original Greek words
| English | Greek | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | διὸ | dio | G1352 | thereforeδιό (dio) διό conjunct. for δι᾽ ὅ, wherefore, on which account: Mat.27:8, Luk.7:7, Act.15:19, Rom.1:24, al.; δ. καί, Luk.1:35, Act.10:29 24:26, Rom.4:22 15:22, 2Co.1:20 4:13 5:9, Php.2:9, Heb.11:12 13:12 (see Ellic. on Gal.4:31). (AS) |
| also | καὶ | kai | G2532 | andκαί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. … |
| we are ambitious, | φιλοτιμούμεθα, | philotimoumetha | G5389 | to aspireφιλοτιμέομαι (philotimeomai) φιλοτιμέομαι, -οῦμαι (φίλος, τιμή), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:35 A ;] to love or seek after honour, hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut., al.): with inf., Rom.15:20, 2Co.5:9, 1Th.4:11.† (AS) |
| whether | εἴτε | eite | G1535 | whetherεἴτε (eite) εἴτε, see: εἰ. εἰ, conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat., Mrk.4:23 9:22, Jhn.15:18, 1Co.7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luk.16:31, Rom.8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mat.12:26, Rom.4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luk.17:6, Jhn.8:39; before quæst., Mat.6:23, Jhn.5:47 7:23 8:46, 1Pe.2:20; (b) fut.: Mat.26:33, 1Pe.2:20; (with) pf.: Jhn.11:12, Rom.6:5, al.; … |
| being at home | ἐνδημοῦντες | endēmountes | G1736 | be homeἐνδημέω (endēmeō) ἐνδημέω, -ῶ (ἔνδημος, living in a place), to live in a place, be at home: ἐν τ. σώματι, 2Co.5:6 5:9; πρὸς τ. Kύριον, 2Co.5:8.† (AS) |
| or | εἴτε | eite | G1535 | whetherεἴτε (eite) εἴτε, see: εἰ. εἰ, conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat., Mrk.4:23 9:22, Jhn.15:18, 1Co.7:9, al.; before fut. indic., Luk.16:31, Rom.8:11, al.; before pf. or aor., with negation in apodosis, Mat.12:26, Rom.4:14, al.; similarly, before impf., Luk.17:6, Jhn.8:39; before quæst., Mat.6:23, Jhn.5:47 7:23 8:46, 1Pe.2:20; (b) fut.: Mat.26:33, 1Pe.2:20; (with) pf.: Jhn.11:12, Rom.6:5, al.; … |
| being away, | ἐκδημοῦντες, | ekdēmountes | G1553 | be awayἐκδημέω (ekdēmeō) ἐκ-δημέω, -ῶ (ἔκδημος, from home; cf. -ία, 3Ma.4:11)*; to be from home, absent: 2Co.5:6; before ἀπό, 2Co.5:8; before ἐκ, 2Co.5:9 (cf. ἀπο-, ἐνδημέω).† (AS) |
| well-pleasing | εὐάρεστοι | euarestoi | G2101 | well-pleasingεὐάρεστος (euarestos) εὐ-άρεστος, -ον [in LXX: Wis.4:10 9:10 * ;] well-pleasing, acceptable: Rom.12:2; with dative of person(s), Rom.12:1 14:16, 2Co.5:9, Eph.5:10, Php.4:18; id. before ἐν, Tit.2:9 (κυρίῳ), Col.3:20; ἐνώπιον, Heb.13:21 (for ex. in Inser., see Deiss., BS, 215).† (AS) |
| to Him | αὐτῷ | autō | G0846 | it/s/heαὐτός (autos) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; … |
| to be; | εἶναι· | einai | G1511 | to existεἶναι (einai) εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.