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10 For we all must appear[a] before the judgment-seat of Christ in order that each one might receive-back[b] the things done in[c] the body, in-accordance-with the things which he practiced, whether good or bad. 11 Therefore knowing the fear[d] of the Lord, we are persuading[e] people.

Now Our Heart Has Been Made Known To God, And I Hope To You. Boast In Us

Now[f] we have been made known to God. And I hope that we also have been made known in your consciences. 12 We are not again commending ourselves to you, but are giving you an opportunity for a boast about us, in order that you may have an answer for the ones boasting in appearance and not in heart.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Or be made-known (as in v 11).
  2. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Or, get, obtain, receive-in-full.
  3. 2 Corinthians 5:10 Or, during-the-time-of, by-means-of.
  4. 2 Corinthians 5:11 That is, reverence for the Lord and the desire to please Him that this fact (v 10) elicits in us.
  5. 2 Corinthians 5:11 That is, in accordance with what God commanded us to do.
  6. 2 Corinthians 5:11 Or, But. Others begin this point with v 12.

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