2 Corinthians 5:11

⁹ So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.

¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

¹² We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

¹³ If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
KJV: Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
WEB: Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
ASV: Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
DARBY: Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but have been manifested to God, and I hope also that we have been manifested in your consciences.
BLB: Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. And we have been made manifest to God, and I hope to have been made manifest in your⁺ consciences also.

ÅB: Da vi altså kjenner frykten for Herren, søker vi å vinne mennesker, men for Gud er vi åpenbare; jeg håper og å være åpenbar for deres samvittigheter.
OTB: Derfor, ved å kjenne Herrens ærefrykt, overtaler vi mennesker, men vi er fullt kjent av Gud; og jeg håper at vi også er fullt kjent i deres samvittighet.
B1930: Da vi altså kjenner frykten for Herren, søker vi å vinne mennesker, men for Gud er vi åpenbare; jeg håper og å være åpenbar for eders samvittigheter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jude 1:23
save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
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Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
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2 Timothy 2:24–26
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
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Revelation 20:15
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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2 Corinthians 4:1–2
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
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Luke 12:5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
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2 Corinthians 6:1
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
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Acts 18:13
“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
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