2 Corinthians 5:18-21

5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 5:19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us ¹  the message of reconciliation. 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea ²  through us. We plead with you ³  on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” 5:21 God ⁴  made the one who did not know sin ⁵  to be sin for us, so that in him ⁶  we would become the righteousness of God.

¹ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

² tn Or “as though God were begging.”

³ tn Or “we beg you.”

⁴ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

⁶ sn That is, “in Christ.”