2 Corinthians 5:9
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”
διό
Therefore, consequently, for this reason. Dio. God's logic moves in one direction: from promise to fulfillment, from grace to response. What came before demands what comes next. Follow the argument through.
φιλοτιμέομαι
we are ambitious,
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φιλοτιμέομαι
Eager ambition, love of honor. Philotimeomai. Paul used this word to describe striving to please God and to preach where Christ was not yet known. Let holy ambition drive you, not vanity.
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εἴτε
whether
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εἴτε
Whether, if, or. Eíte. Paul uses it to hold together the diversity of the body: whether one part suffers, all suffer. No member of Christ stands apart from the rest. Your condition is never only yours.
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ἐνδημέω
being at home
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ἐνδημέω
At home, dwelling in one's own land. Endēméō. Paul used this word to contrast life in the body with life with the Lord. Where you are fully present reveals where you truly belong.
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ἐκδημέω
being away,
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ἐκδημέω
To be away from home, absent from the body. Ekdēmeō. To be at home in the body is to be away from the Lord. Every breath here is borrowed time in a foreign land. Live as one already leaning toward home.
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εὐάρεστος
well-pleasing
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εὐάρεστος
Fully pleasing, well-pleasing. Euárestos. Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and euárestos to God. This is the life that moves toward Him rather than away. Make that your aim.
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εἶναι
to be;
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εἶναι
To exist, to be. Eînai. "I AM" is the name God chose for himself, the ground of all existence. Every created thing exists only because he is.
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