2 Corinthians 5:9

“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.
- Basic English Bible

Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.
- Darby Bible

Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted by him.
- Webster's Bible

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.
- Weymouth Bible

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
- World English Bible

And therfor we stryuen, whether absent, whether present, to plese hym.
- Wycliffe Bible

Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for 2 Corinthians 5:9

Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 5:9


5:9 Therefore we are ambitious - The only ambition which has place in a Christian. Whether present - In the body. Or absent - From it.



People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 5:9


2Co 5:9 We labor, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. To Paul, death meant to be present at once with Christ, leaving the body behind. He labored so that, "whether present or absent" in the body, he might be accepted with Christ.

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