Catholic Public Domain Version
"And thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him. "
— 2 Corinthians 5:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”
“Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto 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.”
Therefore, we are ever confident, knowing that, while we are in the body, we are on a pilgrimage in the Lord.
For we walk by means of faith, and not by sight.
So we are confident, and we have the good will to be on a pilgrimage in the body, so as to be present to the Lord.
And thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him.
For it is necessary for us to be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the proper things of the body, according to his behavior, whether it was good or evil.
Therefore, having knowledge of the fear of the Lord, we appeal to men, but we are made manifest before God. Yet I hope, too, that we may be made manifest in your consciences.
We are not commending ourselves again to you, but rather we are presenting you with an opportunity to glory because of us, when you deal with those who glory in face, and not in heart.