2 Corinthians 5 - NCB & NRSV

Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live… 2 Corinthians 5:1

Now we know that if the earthly tent in which we live is destroyed, we have a dwelling prepared for us by God, a dwelling in the heavens, not made with human hands, that will be eternal. 2 Corinthians 5:1	For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. body life death
For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7	For we walk by faith, not by sight. trust faith life

For the love of Christ urges us forward, once we conclude that one has died for all, and therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves, but for him who for their sakes died and was raised to life. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15	For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. love life resurrection
Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17	So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! creation Jesus rebirth
All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18	All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. reconciliation evangelism
In other words, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, and not holding people’s transgressions against them, and he committed to us the message of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19	That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. sin salvation Jesus
He made him who did not know sin to be sin for our sake, so that through him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21	For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. sin righteousness mediator