2 Corinthians 5:9
We give diligence, that whether we are pilgrims or inhabitants, we may be pleasing unto Him.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
In Context
8On this account we confide, and long to pass away from the body, and to be with our Lord.
Cross References
John 6:27Work not (for) the food which perisheth, but (for) the food that endureth unto the life that is eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you: for this hath the Father sealed, (even) Aloha.
Romans 14:8For if we live, to our Lord we live; and if we die, to our Lord we die: and if we live, then, or if we die, our Lord's are we.
Romans 15:20being anxious to preach, not where the name of Meshiha had been called, that I might not build upon another foundation,
1 Corinthians 15:58Wherefore, my brethren, my beloved, be steadfast, be not moved, but be abounding in all time in the work of the Lord, while you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8On this account we confide, and long to pass away from the body, and to be with our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 5:2-12
The Believer's Prospect beyond Death. ( a. d. 57.) 1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a 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… Read the whole commentary →