New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

16Therefore from now on we recognize no one 1 2according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ 3according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17Therefore if anyone is 4in Christ, 5he is 6a new creature; 7the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18Now 8all these things are from God, 9who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the 10ministry of reconciliation, 19namely, that 11God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, 12not counting their trespasses against them, and 13He has 14committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20Therefore, we are 15ambassadors for Christ, 16as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be 17reconciled to God. 21He made Him who 18knew no sin to be 19sin on our behalf, so that we might become the 20righteousness of God in Him.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 5:16 John 8:15; 2 Cor 11:18; Phil 3:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rom 16:7 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or there is a new creation ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:3; Rom 6:4; Gal 6:15 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Is 43:18f; 65:17; Eph 4:24; Rev 21:4f ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 11:12 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:18 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Col 2:9 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Rom 4:8; 1 Cor 13:5 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit having ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit placed in us ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Mal 2:7; Eph 6:20 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 5:20 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Acts 3:14; Heb 4:15; 7:26; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Rom 3:25; 4:25; 8:3; Gal 3:13 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Rom 1:17; 3:21f; 1 Cor 1:30 ↩

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