2 Corinthians 5:9 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore - (Διὸ Dio). In view of the facts stated above. Since we have the prospect of a resurrection and of future glory; since we have the assurance that there is a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens; and since God has given to us this hope, and has granted to us the earnest of the Spirit, we make it our great object so to live as to be accepted by him.We labor - The word used here (φιλοτιμούμεθα philotimoumetha, from φίλος philos and τιμὴ timē, loving honor) means... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:9-10

2 Corinthians 5:9-10. Wherefore we labour Φιλοτιμουμεθα , we are ambitious, (the only ambition which has place in a Christian,) that, whether present in the body, or absent from it, we may be accepted of him Ευαρεστοι αυτω ειναι , to be well-pleasing to him, or to receive the tokens of his favour and approbation. For we must all Apostles as well as other men, whether now present in the body, or absent from it; appear Openly, without covering; before the judgment-seat of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Confidence and courage (5:1-10)Christians receive further encouragement amid daily trials through the knowledge that the present body is only temporary. It is like a tent in which a person lives for a short time, whereas what God has prepared for the future life is a permanent home (5:1). Another illustration likens the present body to clothes that cover a person. Again this is only temporary. One day all that is earthly and temporary will be replaced by that which is spiritual and eternal... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 5:9

labour = are ambitious. See Romans 15:20 , Add "also". accepted = well pleasing. See Romans 12:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.This was merely Paul's way of saying, "Whether we live or die, it is our total purpose to please the Lord." read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

2 Corinthians 5:9. Wherefore we labour,— We make it the height of our ambition, Φιλοτιμουμεθα, whether staying in the body, or going out of it: that is, "Whether I am to stay longer here, or suddenly to depart." The foregoing verse leads us to this sense. From ch. 2Co 4:12 to this place, St. Paul, to convince the Corinthians of his uprightness in his ministry, has been shewing that the hopes and sure expectation which he had of eternal life, kept him steadfast and resolute in an open sincere... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

9. Wherefore—with such a sure "confidence" of being blessed, whether we die before, or be found alive at Christ's coming. we labour—literally, "make it our ambition"; the only lawful ambition. whether present or absent—whether we be found at His coming present in the body, or absent from it. accepted—Greek, "well-pleasing." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

The contrast between our present and our future dwellings 5:1-10Paul continued to give reasons why we need not lose heart. The themes of life in the midst of death and glory following as a result of present suffering also continue."Few chapter divisions are more unfortunate than this one since what follows (2 Corinthians 5:1-10) details the thought expressed in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Failure to appreciate this fact unduly complicates these already difficult verses by removing their contextual... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:7-10

3. The sufferings and supports of a minister of the gospel 4:7-5:10Paul proceeded to explain further the nature of ministry under the New Covenant so his readers would understand his ministry and theirs better. The nature of Christianity is paradoxical. Second Corinthians explains more of these paradoxes than any other New Testament book.In writing this epistle Paul wanted his readers to realize that his ministry was not faulty, as his critics charged, but that it was solidly within the will of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:9

As we look forward to the realization of these good things our ambition must be to please God come life or death. The prospect of face-to-face fellowship with Jesus Christ should motivate us to please Him out of love (cf. Galatians 1:10; Philippians 1:20; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:1). Paul did not mean that we can perform acts after we die that will please God (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:10), though we can. "At home or absent" is a figure of speech (merism) for always. In a merism two parts... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 5:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 5:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:7-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 5:9

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