II Corinthians 5:9
The Scripture
(9) Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul explained that believers have an eternal house in heaven awaiting them, and that whether at home in the body or absent from it, they labor to be accepted of the Lord since all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ. He described believers as new creatures in Christ and as ambassadors entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation, pleading with others to be reconciled to God.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 6:27Romans 15:20I Corinthians 9:26I Corinthians 9:27I Corinthians 15:58Colossians 1:29I Thessalonians 4:11I Timothy 4:10Hebrews 4:11II Peter 1:10II Peter 1:11II Peter 3:14
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