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.

[5:19]  ¹ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

[5:20]  ² tn Or “as though God were begging.”

[5:20]  ³ tn Or “we beg you.”

[5:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ⁵ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

[5:21]  ⁶ sn That is, “in Christ.”