Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.

所以，无论是住在身内，离开身外，我们立了志向，要得主的喜悦。

所以，无论是住在身内或住在身外，我们都立了志向要得主的喜悦。

所以，无论是住在身内或住在身外，我们都立了志向要得主的喜悦。

因此，我们立定心志，无论是住在肉身之内还是离开肉身，都要取悦主。

因此，我们立定志向，无论住在身内或是与身体分开，都要讨主的喜悦。

所以我们立定心志，无论是住在身体里，还是离开身体，都要得主的喜悦，

所以，無論是住在身內，離開身外，我們立了志向，要得主的喜悅。

所以，無論是住在身內或住在身外，我們都立了志向要得主的喜悅。

所以，無論是住在身內或住在身外，我們都立了志向要得主的喜悅。

因此，我們立定心志，無論是住在肉身之內還是離開肉身，都要取悅主。

因此，我們立定志向，無論住在身內或是與身體分開，都要討主的喜悅。

所以無論是住在身內，或是出外離身，我們都懷着大志、要讓主喜歡。

所以我們立定心志，無論是住在身體裡，還是離開身體，都要得主的喜悅，

故或居或離、惟務為主悅納、

或存於身、或離於身、甚慕為主悅納、

因此、無論居於身、離於身、惟務得主悅納、

總之、無論離鄉或在家、吾人之惟一企圖、亦在悅樂天心而已。

So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

So we try our best to please him. We want to please him whether we are at home in our bodies or away from them.

So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him.

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

Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well- pleasing unto him.

Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.

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

So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and receives human approval.

so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found without spot or blemish in his sight, at peace.

For this reason we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God— as you are doing— do this even more.

Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,

So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,

I will bring them to my holy mountain and let them rejoice in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”

In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

So we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal of approval on him.”

to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.