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class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section" data-key="47-5-1" data-section-citation="047005001047005001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-20"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p61" data-pid="61"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/19/0">5:1</a> <em>Lit.</em> house of the tent</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-21"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p62" data-pid="62"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/20/0">5:1</a> <em>Lit.</em> a building from God</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p164" data-pid="164" class="se"></p> <p id="p165" data-pid="165" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/199/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1084</a></p> <div id="p166" data-pid="166"><p data-pid="166" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/200/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="166" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/200/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="166" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/201/0">3/1/1995, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p167" data-pid="167" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/56/0">it-2 1084;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/56/2"> w98 2/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/56/4"> w95 3/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/58/0">g73 5/8 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/58/2"> w72 412;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/58/4"> ad 1588;</a><span class="ni"> g57 3/8 25;</span><span class="ni"> w46 120</span></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-2" data-section-citation="047005002047005002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:2</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p167" data-pid="167" class="se"></p> <p id="p168" data-pid="168" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/202/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 597</a></p> <div id="p169" data-pid="169"><p data-pid="169" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/203/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="169" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/203/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p170" data-pid="170" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/57/0">it-1 597;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/57/2"> w98 2/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/59/0">w72 412;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/59/2"> ad 431;</a><span class="ni"> w46 120</span></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-3" data-section-citation="047005003047005003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:3</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p170" data-pid="170" class="se"></p> <p id="p171" data-pid="171" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/204/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 597</a></p> <div id="p172" data-pid="172"><p data-pid="172" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/205/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="172" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/205/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p173" data-pid="173" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/58/0">it-1 597;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/58/2"> w98 2/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/60/0">ad 431;</a><span class="ni"> g57 3/8 25;</span><span class="ni"> w46 120</span></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-4" data-section-citation="047005004047005004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p173" data-pid="173" class="se"></p> <div id="p174" data-pid="174"><p data-pid="174" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/206/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="174" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/206/0">1/2020, p. 23</a></p> </div><div id="p175" data-pid="175"><p data-pid="175" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/207/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="175" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/207/0">1/2016, p. 20</a></p> </div><div id="p176" data-pid="176"><p data-pid="176" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/208/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="176" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/208/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p177" data-pid="177" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/59/0">w20.01 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/59/2"> w16.01 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/59/4"> w98 2/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"><span class="ni">w46 122</span></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-5" data-section-citation="047005005047005005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p177" data-pid="177" class="se"></p> <div id="p178" data-pid="178"><p data-pid="178" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/209/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="178" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/209/0">1/2016, pp. 18-19</a></p> </div><div id="p179" data-pid="179"><p data-pid="179" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/210/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="179" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/210/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p180" data-pid="180" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/60/0">w16.01 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/60/2"> w98 2/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/62/0">w74 252;</a><span class="ni"> w46 123</span></p> <p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-6" data-section-citation="047005006047005006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/63/0">w56 59;</a><span class="ni"> w46 123</span></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-7" data-section-citation="047005007047005007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p180" data-pid="180" class="se"></p> <p id="p181" data-pid="181" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/211/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 154</a></p> <div id="p182" data-pid="182"><p data-pid="182" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/212/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="182" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/212/0">9/15/2005, pp. 16-20</a></p><p data-pid="182" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/213/0">1/15/1998, pp. 8-13</a></p> </div><div id="p183" data-pid="183"><p data-pid="183" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/214/0"><em>Kingdom Ministry,</em></a></p><p data-pid="183" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/214/0">9/1996, p. 1</a></p> </div><p id="p184" data-pid="184" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/61/0">it-1 154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/61/2"> w05 9/15 16-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/61/4"> w98 1/15 8-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/61/7"> km 9/96 1;</a></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/64/0">w85 6/1 10-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/64/2"> w76 758;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/64/4"> w65 255;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/64/5"> w64 270;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/64/6"> w62 533;</a><span class="ni"> lg 152;</span><span class="ni"> w46 123</span></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-8" data-section-citation="047005008047005008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:8</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p184" data-pid="184" class="se"></p> <div id="p185" data-pid="185"><p data-pid="185" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/215/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="185" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/215/0">2/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="185" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/216/0">3/1/1995, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p186" data-pid="186" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/62/0">w98 2/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/62/2"> w95 3/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/65/0">w56 59;</a><span class="ni"> w46 123</span></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-9" data-section-citation="047005009047005009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:9</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/66/0">w56 59;</a><span class="ni"> w46 123-124</span></p> <p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-10" data-section-citation="047005010047005010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-22"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p63" data-pid="63"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/21/0">5:10</a> <em>Lit.</em> before the bench of the Christ</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p186" data-pid="186" class="se"></p> <p id="p187" data-pid="187" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/217/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 137-138</a></p> <div id="p188" data-pid="188"><p data-pid="188" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/218/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="188" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/218/0">12/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p189" data-pid="189" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/63/0">it-2 137-138;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/63/3"> w98 12/15 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"></p> <p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/67/0">g76 7/22 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/67/2"> w72 589;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/67/4"> ad 982;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/67/5"> w65 447;</a><span class="ni"> im 367;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/67/7"> w64 724;</a><span class="ni"> w47 198;</span><span class="ni"> w46 124;</span><span class="ni"> w41 12;</span><span class="ni"> le32 56</span></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-11" data-section-citation="047005011047005011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p189" data-pid="189" class="se"></p> <div id="p190" data-pid="190"><p data-pid="190" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/219/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="190" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/219/0">12/15/1998, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p191" data-pid="191" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/64/0">w98 12/15 16</a></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-12" data-section-citation="047005012047005012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-23"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p64" data-pid="64"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/22/0">5:12</a> <em>Lit.</em> giving you something to start from for</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-24"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p65" data-pid="65"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/23/0">5:12</a> <em>Lit.</em> boast of face and not of heart</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p191" data-pid="191" class="se"></p> <p id="p192" data-pid="192" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/220/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1193</a></p> <div id="p193" data-pid="193"><p data-pid="193" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/221/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="193" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/221/0">12/15/1998, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p194" data-pid="194" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/65/0">it-2 1193;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/65/2"> w98 12/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"><span class="ni">g63 12/22 28</span></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-13" data-section-citation="047005013047005013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:13</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p194" data-pid="194" class="se"></p> <p id="p195" data-pid="195" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/222/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 512</a></p> <p id="p196" data-pid="196" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/223/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 406</a></p> <div id="p197" data-pid="197"><p data-pid="197" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/224/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="197" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/224/0">12/15/1998, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p198" data-pid="198" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/66/0">it-1 512;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/66/2"> it-2 406;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/66/4"> w98 12/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/69/0">ad 1160-1161;</a><span class="ni"> g63 12/22 28</span></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-14" data-section-citation="047005014047005014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:14</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p198" data-pid="198" class="se"></p> <p id="p199" data-pid="199" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/225/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 854</a></p> <div id="p200" data-pid="200"><p data-pid="200" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/226/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="200" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/226/0">1/2016, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><div id="p201" data-pid="201"><p data-pid="201" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/227/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/227/0">6/1/2010, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/228/0">5/15/2010, pp. 26-27</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/229/0">3/15/2005, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/230/0">12/15/1998, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/231/0">6/15/1995, pp. 14-15</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/232/0">6/1/1994, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/233/0">2/15/1992, p. 14</a></p> </div><div id="p202" data-pid="202"><p data-pid="202" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/234/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="202" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/234/0">10/8/1996, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p203" data-pid="203" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/0">it-1 854;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/2"> w16.01 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/4"> w10 5/15 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/6"> w10 6/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/8"> w05 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/10"> w98 12/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/12"> g96 10/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/14"> w95 6/15 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/16"> w94 6/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/67/18"> w92 2/15 14;</a></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/0">bw 89-90;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/2"> w75 153;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/4"> w74 200;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/6"> w74 371;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/8"> w73 277;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/10"> w67 255;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/70/11"> w65 723;</a><span class="ni"> w31 5</span></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-15" data-section-citation="047005015047005015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:15</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p203" data-pid="203" class="se"></p> <p id="p204" data-pid="204" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/235/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 28</a></p> <div id="p205" data-pid="205"><p data-pid="205" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/236/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="205" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/236/0">1/2016, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><div id="p206" data-pid="206"><p data-pid="206" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/237/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/237/0">6/1/2010, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/238/0">5/15/2010, pp. 26-27</a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/239/0">3/15/2005, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/240/0">12/15/1998, pp. 16-17</a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/241/0">2/15/1992, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="206" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/242/0">8/15/1987, pp. 10,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/243/0"> 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p207" data-pid="207" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/0">lff lesson 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/2"> w16.01 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/4"> w10 5/15 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/6"> w10 6/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/8"> w05 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/10"> w98 12/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/12"> w92 2/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/14"> w87 8/15 10,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/68/16"> 13;</a></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/71/0">w78 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/71/2"> w74 372-374;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/71/5"> w73 277;</a><span class="ni"> w46 124</span></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-16" data-section-citation="047005016047005016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p207" data-pid="207" class="se"></p> <div id="p208" data-pid="208"><p data-pid="208" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/244/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="208" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/244/0">7/15/2008, p. 28</a></p><p data-pid="208" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/245/0">12/15/1998, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/69/0">w08 7/15 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/69/2"> w98 12/15 16-17;</a></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/0">w78 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/2"> hs 117-118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/6"> w67 255-256;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/7"> w65 584;</a><span class="ni"> g62 5/8 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/9"> w61 704;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/72/10"> w56 348;</a><span class="ni"> nh 170;</span><span class="ni"> w49 201;</span><span class="ni"> w46 124;</span><span class="ni"> w42 350</span></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-17" data-section-citation="047005017047005017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:17</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="se"></p> <p id="p210" data-pid="210" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/246/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 546</a></p> <div id="p211" data-pid="211"><p data-pid="211" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/247/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="211" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/247/0">12/15/1998, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="211" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/248/0">1/1/1993, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="211" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/249/0">3/1/1987, p. 27</a></p> </div><div id="p212" data-pid="212"><p data-pid="212" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/250/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="212" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/250/0">2/8/1988, pp. 26-27</a></p> </div><p id="p213" data-pid="213" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/70/0">it-1 546;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/70/2"> w98 12/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/70/4"> w93 1/1 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/70/6"> g88 2/8 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/70/8"> w87 3/1 27;</a></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/0">w81 5/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/2"> hs 116-118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/4"> w73 732;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/6"> w72 608;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/8"> ad 393;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/9"> w64 447;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/10"> w63 538;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/11"> w62 300,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/12"> 660;</a><span class="ni"> nh 170;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/73/14"> w50 410;</a><span class="ni"> g47 3/8 25;</span><span class="ni"> w45 12;</span><span class="ni"> ci 131;</span><span class="ni"> w38 104</span></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-18" data-section-citation="047005018047005018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p213" data-pid="213" class="se"></p> <div id="p214" data-pid="214"><p data-pid="214" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/251/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="214" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/251/0">2/15/2014, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="214" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/252/0">12/15/2010, pp. 12-14</a></p><p data-pid="214" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/253/0">12/15/1998, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p215" data-pid="215" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/254/0"><em>God’s Kingdom Rules!,</em> pp. 209-210</a></p> <p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/71/0">w14 2/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/71/2"> kr 209-210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/71/4"> w10 12/15 12-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/71/6"> w98 12/15 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/74/0">w84 8/15 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/74/2"> w72 375-376;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/74/4"> w66 489;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/74/5"> w53 731;</a><span class="ni"> w45 12;</span><span class="ni"> w38 104</span></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-19" data-section-citation="047005019047005019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-25"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p66" data-pid="66"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972180/24/0">5:19</a> <em>Or</em> as if because God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="se"></p> <p id="p217" data-pid="217" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/255/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 762</a></p> <div id="p218" data-pid="218"><p data-pid="218" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/256/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="218" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/256/0">12/15/2010, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="218" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/257/0">12/15/1998, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/72/0">it-2 762;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/72/2"> w10 12/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/72/5"> w98 12/15 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/75/0">w72 375-376;</a><span class="ni"> im 404;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/75/5"> w64 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/75/6"> w53 731;</a><span class="ni"> w44 375;</span><span class="ni"> w34 235</span></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-20" data-section-citation="047005020047005020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:20</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="se"></p> <p id="p220" data-pid="220" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/258/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 88-89</a></p> <p id="p221" data-pid="221" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/259/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 761-762</a></p> <p id="p222" data-pid="222" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/260/0"><em>Remain in God’s Love,</em> pp. 61-62</a></p> <p id="p223" data-pid="223" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/261/0"><em>“God’s Love,”</em> pp. 51-52</a></p> <div id="p224" data-pid="224"><p data-pid="224" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/262/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="224" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/262/0">12/15/2010, pp. 12-14</a></p><p data-pid="224" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/263/0">11/1/2002, pp. 16-17</a></p><p data-pid="224" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/264/0">12/15/1998, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p225" data-pid="225" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/265/0"><em>Worldwide Security,</em> pp. 58-60,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/266/0"> 64,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/267/0"> 67</a></p> <p id="p226" data-pid="226" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/0">it-1 88-89;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/3"> it-2 761;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/5"> lvs 61-62;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/7"> lv 51-52;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/10"> w10 12/15 12-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/12"> w02 11/1 16-17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/14"> w98 12/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/16"> ws 60,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/18"> 64,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/73/20"> 67;</a></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/0">w82 10/1 24-25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/2"> w81 6/15 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/5"> go 90,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/7"> 162;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/9"> w76 749-750;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/13"> w74 107-108;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/15"> w74 147;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/17"> w74 604;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/19"> w73 401;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/21"> ka 78-79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/24"> w72 376-377;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/27"> w71 622;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/29"> ad 63;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/30"> kj 359;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/31"> nc 24-25;</a><span class="ni"> qm 378;</span><span class="ni"> li 310;</span><span class="ni"> im 398;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/36"> w64 51,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/37"> 652,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/38"> 686;</a><span class="ni"> g62 3/22 15;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/40"> w61 8,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/41"> 210;</a><span class="ni"> yb61 11;</span><span class="ni"> g61 12/8 27;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/44"> w60 71,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/45"> 158;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/46"> w55 54;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/47"> w53 11,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/48"> 733;</a><span class="ni"> nh 319;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/50"> w52 55;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/51"> w51 79,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020047/76/52"> 743;</a><span class="ni"> w49 150;</span><span class="ni"> w48 359;</span><span class="ni"> w46 346;</span><span class="ni"> ki 315;</span><span class="ni"> w34 235</span></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="47-5-21" data-section-citation="047005021047005021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Corinthians 5:21</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p226" data-pid="226" class="se"></p> <p id="p227" data-pid="227" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/268/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 761</a></p> <div id="p228" data-pid="228"><p data-pid="228" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/269/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="228" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/269/0">8/15/2000, pp. 18-19</a></p><p data-pid="228" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204437/270/0">12/15/1998, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p229" data-pid="229" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/74/0">it-2 761;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/74/2"> w00 8/15 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270047/74/4"> w98 12/15 18;</a></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" 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</div> </div> <div id="documentCitationInformation"> <div>The Bible in Living English</div> <div>2 Corinthians 5:1-21</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-by jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>2 Corinthians</h1> </header> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sb"><span id="v47-5-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28994" class="cl vx vp"><strong>5</strong></a><a id="footnotesource20" data-fnid="20" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972180/19">*</a><a id="footnotesource21" data-fnid="21" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972180/20">*</a> For we know that if our earthly housing in the tent is pulled down we have a building that comes from God, an eternal unmanufactured house, in the heavens. </span><span id="v47-5-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28995" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>For this is what we groan about, longing to be clothed with the overgarment of our habitation from heaven, </span><span id="v47-5-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28996" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>if we are to have put it on and not be found naked— </span><span id="v47-5-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28997" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>for we who are in the tent are weighed down and groan over our wish not to be stripped but to be clothed with an overgarment in order that mortality may be engulfed by life. </span><span id="v47-5-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28998" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>And the one that framed us to this very end was God, he who gave us the Spirit as earnest-money. </span><span id="v47-5-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/28999" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>So, being always ready for anything, and knowing that while at home in the body we are abroad from the Lord— </span><span id="v47-5-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29000" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>for we are walking by faith, not by a sight, </span><span id="v47-5-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29001" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>but we are ready for anything and willing, more willing, to be abroad from the body and at home with the Lord; </span><span id="v47-5-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29002" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>for this reason we make it our ambition too, whether at home or abroad, to be pleasing to him. </span><span id="v47-5-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29003" class="vl vx vp">10</a><a id="footnotesource22" data-fnid="22" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972180/21">*</a> For we all have to come out to the bar of the Christ, each to get the payment for what he has done with his body, be it a good thing or a bad thing.</span></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sb"><span id="v47-5-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29004" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>So, knowing the fear of the Lord, we are persuading men but are displayed in our true colors to God, and, I hope, in your consciences too. </span><span id="v47-5-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29005" class="vl vx vp">12</a><a id="footnotesource23" data-fnid="23" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972180/22">*</a><a id="footnotesource24" data-fnid="24" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972180/23">*</a> We are not recommending ourselves to you again, but giving you material for boasting about us, in order that you may have something to say to those who boast of what they have to show and not of what is in them. </span><span id="v47-5-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29006" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>For if we are out of our senses it looks toward God, and if we are of sound mind it looks toward you. </span><span id="v47-5-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29007" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>For Christ’s love puts a pressure on us, our conclusion being that one died for all, hence all died, </span><span id="v47-5-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29008" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>and he died for all in order that those who are alive may no longer be alive looking toward themselves but toward the one who died and rose for them, </span><span id="v47-5-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972180/29009" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>so that we, from now on, do not know anybody in the way of flesh. 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