American Standard Version
"Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him. "
— 2 Corinthians 5:9, American Standard Version
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”
“Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.”
“So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.”
“And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please him.”
“For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.”
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”
Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord
(for we walk by faith, not by sight);
we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.
For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.