5: 1 For we know that if the earthly house of our ⁵⁰tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
⁵⁰Or, bodily frame (and in vs. 4) Compare Apocrypha Wisdom 9:15.

5: 2 For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:
5: 3 if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
5: 4 For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, ⁵¹being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.
⁵¹Or, being burdened, in that we would not be unclothed, but would be clothed upon,

5: 5 Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
5: 6 Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord
5: 7 (for we walk by faith, not by ⁵²sight);
⁵²Gk. appearance);

5: 8 we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be away from the bodily home, and to be at home with the Lord.
5: 9 Wherefore also we ⁵³make it our aim, whether at home or away, to be well-pleasing unto him.
⁵³Gk. are ambitious, or, aspire, See Ro 15:20 margin

5: 10 For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done ⁵⁴in the body, according to what he hath practiced, whether it be good or bad.
⁵⁴Gk. through

5: 11 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.
5: 12 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.
5: 13 For whether we ⁵⁵ were beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you.
⁵⁵Or possibly, are

5: 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;
5: 15 and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.
5: 16 Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
5: 17 Wherefore if any man is in Christ, ⁵⁶he is a new creation: the old things are passed away; behold, they are ⁵⁷become new.
⁵⁶Or, there is
⁵⁷So p⁴⁶ℵBC 048 1739 0243 cop^sa,bo vg. 33 81 and the majority of lesser mss., (arm) add all

5: 18 But all things are of God, who reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;
5: 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling a world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having ⁵⁸committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
⁵⁸Or, placed in us.

5: 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
5: 21 Him who knew no sin he made to be ⁵⁹a sin-offering on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
⁵⁹Gk. sin (Gk. and Hb. do not distinguish between sin and sin-offering. See Sin = Sin-offering = Sin-bearer in Rotherham’s appendix to the O.T.)