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2 Corinthians 5:14-21

14FortheloveἀγάπηagapēG26ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547constraineth us;becausewethusjudgeG2919,thatoneεἷςheisG1520diedforall,thereforeἄραaraG686alldied;

15andhediedG599forall,thattheythatliveG2198shouldnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371liveG2198untothemselves,butuntohimwhofortheirsakesdiedG599androseG1453again.

16WhereforewehenceforthknowG1097nomanafterthefleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561:evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughwehaveknownG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547afterthefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,yetnowG3568weknowG1097himsonomore.

17WhereforeifanymanisinChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,heisanewκαινὴkainēG2537creature:theoldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744thingsarepassedG3928awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theyarebecomeG1096newκαινάkainaG2537.

18ButallthingsπάνταpantaG3956areofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoreconciledustohimselfthroughChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andgaveG1325untoustheministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ofreconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643;

19towit,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG1510inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547reconcilingtheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889untohimself,notreckoning untothemtheirtrespassesG3900,andhavingcommitteduntousthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofreconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20WeareambassadorsthereforeοὖνounG3767onbehalfG5228ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,asthoughGodθεοῦtheouG2316wereentreatingbyus:webeseechyouonbehalfG5228ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,beyereconciledtoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

21HimwhoknewG1097nosinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266hemadeG4160tobesinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266onourbehalfG5228;thatwemightbecomeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inhim.

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