2 Corinthians 5:21

NETBible

God 1  made the one who did not know sin 2  to be sin for us, so that in him 3  we would become the righteousness of God.

NIV ©

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

NASB ©

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

NLT ©

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

MSG ©

How? you say. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.

BBE ©

For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

NRSV ©

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

NKJV ©

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

KJV
For
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he hath made
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for
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us
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who
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knew
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no
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sin
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that
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we
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might be made
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the righteousness
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of God
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in
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NASB ©
He made
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Him who knew
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no
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sin
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to be
sin
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on our behalf
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, so
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that we might become
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the righteousness
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of God
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in Him.
NET [draft] ITL
God made
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the one who did
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not
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know
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sin
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to be sin
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for
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us
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, so that
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in
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him
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we
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would become
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the righteousness
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of God
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.
GREEK
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mh
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PRT-N
gnonta
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PREP
hmwn
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P-1GP
amartian
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N-ASF
epoihsen
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V-AAI-3S
ina
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CONJ
hmeiv
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genwmeya
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V-2ADS-1P
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N-NSF
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PREP
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P-DSM
NETBible

God 1  made the one who did not know sin 2  to be sin for us, so that in him 3  we would become the righteousness of God.

NET Notes

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

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

3 sn That is, “in Christ.”