9Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.


In Context

6 Therefore we are always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight;)

8 we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.

9 Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

10 For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things done in the body, according to those he has done, whether it be good or evil.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences.

2 Corinthians 5:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:9And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted by him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Why we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.