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

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

BBE - For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

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

YLT - Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

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