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Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

for we walk by faith, not by sight—

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

but we are of good courage and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.