 Lord : (for we walk by faith, not by sight:) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.  Biblical Repertory - Page 2801871Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 462 pages
...we are at home in the Ixxly, we are absent from the Lord : body, and to lie present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be 9 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the accepted of him. PARAPHRASE. 5... | |
 | Bible - 1824 - 462 pages
...are confident, / say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...of the Lord ; forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. — 1 Cor. xv. 58. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him.— 2 Cor. v. 9. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - Sermons - 1824 - 366 pages
...duties, and let us rest in nothing short of it. This it was that Paul sought after in all he did : " Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him." Let us then " go to the King with ointment, and increase our perfumes ;". let us go with grace in our... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 522 pages
...of the Lord ; forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. — 1 Cor. xv. 58. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him.— 2 Cor. v. 9. The weapons of our 'warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down... | |
 | 1824 - 542 pages
...for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him."— 1 Thess. v. 8—10. " Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done... | |
 | William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 572 pages
...'•¡h, 1 1 he may please him mho hath chosen him to be a soldier. * See on Matt. xüi. ver. 22. ь Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him, 2 Cor. vi. 9. VER. 5. r'tv it Kaï àoXï/ Ttç, OÙ <ГТ1фаУОиТО4 fàv/un yojLu'jbtvç àOxarri,... | |
 | Richard Cecil - Theology - 1825 - 436 pages
...we strive to rivet on their hearts, by continual repetition. Mark the expression in the text. As ' we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him,' before whom we must all shortly appear ; as we are ' looking for and hasting to the coming of the Son... | |
 | John Milton - Theology, Doctrinal - 1825 - 514 pages
...more clearly that the expressions ' to be present ' and ' to be absent ' both refer to this life : ' wherefore we labour that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of God : ' for no one supposes that the souls of men are occupied from the time of death to that of the... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 620 pages
...soul of man that doeth evil ; — but glory, honour, and peace to every man that worketh good*." " We labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive * Rom. ii. 6—10.... | |
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