1 οιδαμεν γαρ οτι εαν η επιγειος ημων οικια του σκηνους καταλυθη, οικοδομην εκ θεου εχομεν, οικιαν αχειροποιητον αιωνιον εν τοις ουρανοις. 2 και γαρ εν τουτω στεναζομεν, το οικητηριον ημων το εξ ουρανου επενδυσασθαι επιποθουντες, 3 ει γε και ενδυσαμενοι ου γυμνοι ευρεθησομεθα. 4 και γαρ οι οντες εν τω σκηνει στεναζομεν, βαρουμενοι εφ ω ου θελομεν εκδυσασθαι, αλλ επενδυσασθαι, ινα καταποθη το θνητον υπο της ζωης. 5 ο δε κατεργασαμενος ημας εις αυτο τουτο θεος, ο και δους ημιν τον αρραβωνα του πνευματος. 6 θαρρουντες ουν παντοτε και ειδοτες οτι ενδημουντες εν τω σωματι εκδημουμεν απο του κυριου· 7 δια πιστεως γαρ περιπατουμεν, ου δια ειδους·— 8 θαρρουμεν δε και ευδοκουμεν μαλλον εκδημησαι εκ του σωματος και ενδημησαι προς τον κυριον. 9 διο και φιλοτιμουμεθα, ειτε ενδημουντες ειτε εκδημουντες, ευαρεστοι αυτω ειναι. 10 τους γαρ παντας ημας φανερωθηναι δει εμπροσθεν του βηματος του χριστου, ινα κομισηται εκαστος τα δια του σωματος προς α επραξεν, ειτε αγαθον ειτε κακον. 11 ειδοτες ουν τον φοβον του κυριου ανθρωπους πειθομεν, θεω δε πεφανερωμεθα, ελπιζω δε και εν ταις συνειδησεσιν υμων πεφανερωσθαι. 12 ου γαρ παλιν εαυτους συνιστανομεν υμιν, αλλα αφορμην διδοντες υμιν καυχηματος υπερ ημων, ινα εχητε προς τους εν προσωπω καυχωμενους και ου καρδια. 13 ειτε γαρ εξεστημεν, θεω, ειτε σωφρονουμεν, υμιν. 14 η γαρ αγαπη του χριστου συνεχει ημας, κριναντας τουτο, οτι [ει] εις υπερ παντων απεθανεν, αρα οι παντες απεθανον· 15 και υπερ παντων απεθανεν, ινα οι ζωντες μηκετι εαυτοις ζωσιν, αλλα τω υπερ αυτων αποθανοντι και εγερθεντι. 16 ωστε ημεις απο του νυν ουδενα οιδαμεν κατα σαρκα· ει δε και εγνωκαμεν κατα σαρκα χριστον, αλλα νυν ουκετι γινωσκομεν. 17 ωστε ει τις εν χριστω, καινη κτισις· τα αρχαια παρηλθεν, ιδου γεγονεν καινα τα παντα. 18 τα δε παντα εκ του θεου του καταλλαξαντος ημας εαυτω δια ιησου χριστου και δοντος ημιν την διακονιαν της καταλλαγης, 19 ως οτι θεος ην εν χριστω κοσμον καταλλασσων εαυτω, μη λογιζομενος αυτοις τα παραπτωματα αυτων, και θεμενος εν ημιν τον λογον της καταλλαγης. 20 υπερ χριστου ουν πρεσβευομεν ως του θεου παρακαλουντος δι ημων· δεομεθα υπερ χριστου, καταλλαγητε τω θεω· 21 τον γαρ μη γνοντα αμαρτιαν υπερ ημων αμαρτιαν εποιησεν, ινα ημεις γενωμεθα δικαιοσυνη θεου εν αυτω.
2 Corinthians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
2 Corinthians 5 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Job 19:25–26; 1 John 3:2; 2 Peter 1:13–14; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Hebrews 9:24
- 2 Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:53–54; Romans 7:24; 2 Corinthians 5:3–4; Philippians 1:23
- 3 Genesis 3:7–11; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 3:18; Exodus 32:25
- 4 1 Corinthians 15:53–54; 2 Corinthians 5:2; Isaiah 25:8; 2 Peter 1:13
- 5 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13–14; Romans 8:23; Ephesians 4:30; 1 John 3:24
- 6 Philippians 3:20–21; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Hebrews 13:14; Psalm 39:12; Hebrews 11:13
- 7 Hebrews 11:1–27; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Romans 8:24–25; 1 Peter 1:8; Hebrews 10:38
- 8 Philippians 1:20–24; 2 Corinthians 5:6; John 14:3; 1 John 3:2; 2 Corinthians 12:2–3
- 9 Colossians 1:10; 2 Peter 3:14; Romans 14:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 4:10
- 10 Matthew 16:27; Revelation 22:12; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Ephesians 6:8; Psalm 62:12
- 11 Jude 23; Hebrews 10:31; 2 Timothy 2:24–26; Revelation 20:15; 2 Corinthians 4:1–2
- 12 2 Corinthians 3:1; 2 Corinthians 1:14; Galatians 6:12–14; 2 Corinthians 11:12–16; 2 Corinthians 10:18
- 13 2 Corinthians 11:16–17; 2 Corinthians 12:6; 2 Corinthians 11:1; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 4:10–13
- 14 Galatians 2:20; Romans 14:7–9; Matthew 10:37–38; 1 Peter 1:8; Romans 5:15
- 15 Romans 14:7–9; 1 Peter 4:2–4; 1 Peter 1:14–15; Colossians 3:1; Colossians 3:17
- 16 Colossians 3:11; Philippians 3:7–8; John 6:63; James 2:1–4; James 3:17
- 17 Ezekiel 36:26; Ephesians 4:22–24; Isaiah 43:18–19; John 3:3; Psalm 51:10
- 18 Colossians 1:20–21; Romans 5:10–11; 2 Corinthians 5:19–20; Ephesians 2:16–17; 1 John 4:10
- 19 Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 2:1–2; 1 Timothy 3:16
- 20 Ephesians 6:20; Luke 14:23; Malachi 2:7; Ezekiel 18:31–32; Luke 10:16
- 21 1 Peter 2:22–24; 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 5:19; Galatians 3:13; 1 Corinthians 1:30
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Again he arouses their zeal because many trials drew on. For it was likely that they, in consequence of his absence, were weaker in respect to this [need]. What then saith he? One ought not to wonder that we suffer affliction; nor to be confounded, for we even reap many gains thereby.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
If then we entreat the Lord to forgive us, we ought also ourselves to forgive; for we are before the eyes of our Lord and God, and "we must all appear at the judgment-seat of Christ, and must every one give an account of himself." Let us then serve Him in fear, and with all reverence, even as He Himself …
… adorned with works of righteousness, so that the Spirit of God may rest upon us; for this is the wedding garment, of which also the apostle speaks, "Not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up by immortality." But those who have indeed been called to God's supper, yet have not received the …
Those pages contain not the expression of this piety,--the tears of confession, Thy sacrifice, a troubled spirit, "a broken and a contrite heart," the salvation of the people, the espoused city, the earnest of the Holy Ghost, the cup of our redemption.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… merely, "If he hath ought against thee." For though it be justly, not even in that case oughtest thou to protract the enmity; since Christ also was justly angered with us, yet nevertheless He gave Himself for us to be slain, "not imputing those trespasses." For this cause Paul also, when urging us in another way to reconciliation, said, "Let …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)