F or we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst 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 labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of 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 that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Efisɛ yɛnim sɛ sɛ yɛn asase so fie ntomadan no bɔ a, yɛwɔ Onyankopɔn fie, adan a wɔamfa nsa anyɛ, a ɛwɔ daa wɔ ɔsoro. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 Efisɛ yɛsi apini wɔ eyi mu, yɛde anibere pɛ sɛ wɔde yɛn fie a efiri ɔsoro no bɛhyɛ yɛn: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Sɛ ɛyɛ a sɛ wɔahyɛ yɛn a, wɔrenhunu yɛn sɛ yɛda adagyaw. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Efisɛ yɛn a yɛwɔ ntomadan yi mu no yɛsi apini, na adesoa wɔ yɛn so: ɛnyɛ sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yɛworɔ, na mmom yɛpɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ yɛn, sɛnea nkwa bɛmene deɛ ewu no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Afei deɛ ɔde yɛn ayɛ saa ara no ne Onyankopɔn, deɛ ɔde Honhom no ɛsoɔdeɛ ama yɛn nso. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 Enti yɛwɔ ahotoso daa, yɛnim sɛ bere a yɛwɔ honam no mu no, yɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 (Efisɛ gyidie mu na yɛnantew, ɛnyɛ hunu mu:) Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Yɛwɔ ahotoso, meka, na yɛpɛ mmom sɛ yɛfiri honam mu, na yɛne Awurade abɛtena. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Ɛno enti yɛyɛ nsi, sɛ yɛne no wɔ hɔ anaa yɛfiri no nkyɛn, ɔbɛgye yɛn atom. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa da yɛn ho adi wɔ Kristo atemmuo agua anim; sɛnea obiara bɛnya deɛ wayɛ wɔ ne honam mu sɛnea wayɛ teɛ, sɛ ɛyɛ papa anaa bɔne. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Enti sɛ yɛnim Awurade suro no, yɛka nnipa kɔ ɔkyerɛ; na yɛada yɛn ho adi kyerɛ Onyankopɔn; na mewɔ anidasoɔ sɛ yɛada yɛn ho adi wɔ mo ahonim mu nso. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Efisɛ yɛnkamfo yɛn ho nkyerɛ mo bio, na mmom yɛrema mo kwan sɛ mobɛhoahoa mo ho yɛn ho, sɛnea mobɛnya biribi de abua wɔn a wɔhoahoa wɔn ho wɔ anim, na ɛnyɛ wɔ akoma mu no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Efisɛ sɛ yɛ ho adam wɔ yɛn mu a, ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn enti: anaa sɛ yɛwɔ adwene mu a, ɛyɛ mo enti. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Efisɛ Kristo ɔdɔ no hyɛ yɛn: efisɛ yɛbu sɛ, sɛ obi baako wuu maa nyinaa a, ɛneɛ nyinaa wuiɛ: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Na wawu ama nyinaa, sɛnea wɔn a wɔte ase no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔtena ase ma wɔn ankasa bio, na mmom ma deɛ owuu maa wɔn, na ɔsɔre firii awufoɔ mu no. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Enti, firi seesei, yɛnnim onipa biara wɔ honam fam: nokorɛm yɛn nso yɛhuu Kristo wɔ honam fam, nanso seesei deɛ, yɛnnhunu no saa bio. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Enti sɛ obi wɔ Kristo mu a, ɔyɛ abɔdeɛ foforɔ: nneɛma dada no atwam; hwɛ, nneɛma nyinaa ayɛ foforɔ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
18 Na nneɛma nyinaa firi Onyankopɔn hɔ, ɔno na ɔde Yesu Kristo apata yɛne ne ho, na wama yɛn mpata som; Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
19 Ɛno ne sɛ, Onyankopɔn wɔ Kristo mu pataa ewiase ne ne ho, a ɔnnbu wɔn mfomsoɔ so; na ɔde mpata asɛm no ahyɛ yɛn nsa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
20 Afei yɛyɛ Kristo ananmusifoɔ, sɛnea Onyankopɔn nam yɛn so resrɛ mo: yɛsrɛ mo wɔ Kristo anan mu sɛ, monpata mo ne Onyankopɔn ntam. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
21 Efisɛ ɔno deɛ ɔnnim bɔne no, Onyankopɔn de no ayɛ bɔne ama yɛn, sɛnea yɛn nso yɛbɛyɛ Onyankopɔn atenenee wɔ ne mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn