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


In Context

6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, while we are at home 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 willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

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

10 For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to what he hath done, whether good or bad.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest to God; and I trust also are made manifest 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to 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 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.