New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

14For the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547controlsσυνέχειsunecheiG4912us, having concludedκρίνανταςkrinantasG2919thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778, thatoneεἷςheisG1520diedἀπέθανεν·apethanenG599for allπάντωνpantōnG3956,thereforeἄραaraG686allπάντεςpantesG3956diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599;

15and He diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599for allπάντωνpantōnG3956,soἵναinaG2443that they who liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198might noG3371longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371liveζῶσινzōsinG2198for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,but for Him who diedἀποθανόντιapothanontiG599and roseG1453againἐγερθέντι.¶egerthentiG1453on their behalfG5228.

16ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620from nowνῦνnunG3568on we recognizeG3609noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα·sarkaG4561;evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487we have knownἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097ChristΧριστόν,ChristonG5547accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,yetἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568we knowγινώσκομεν.ginōskomenG1097Him in this waynoG3765longerG3765.

17ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100isin ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, he isa newκαινὴkainēG2537creatureκτίσις·ktisisG2937;the oldἀρχαῖαarchaiaG744thingsG744passedG3928awayπαρῆλθεν,parēlthenG3928;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,newκαινάkainaG2537thingsG2537have comeγέγονενgegonenG1096.

18NowδὲdeG1161allG3956thesethingsπάνταpantaG3956are from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoG3588reconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantosG2644us to Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and gaveδόντοςdontosG1325us theministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς,katallagēsG2643,

19namelyὡςhōsG5613, thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316was in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547reconcilingκαταλλάσσωνkatallassōnG2644the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889to Himselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438,not countingλογιζόμενοςlogizomenosG3049their trespassesπαραπτώματαparaptōmataG3900against them, and He hascommittedθέμενοςthemenosG5087to us the wordλόγονlogonG3056of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆς.¶katallagēsG2643.

20ThereforeοὖνounG3767, we areambassadorsπρεσβεύομεν,presbeuomenG4243for ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,as thoughὡςhōsG5613GodθεοῦtheouG2316were makingG3870an appealG3870throughδι᾽di᾽G1223us; we begδεόμεθαdeomethaG1189you on behalfG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547, bereconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēteG2644to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21He madeἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160Him whoknewγνόνταgnontaG1097noμὴmēG3361sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266to besinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,soἵναinaG2443that we might becomeγενώμεθαgenōmethaG1096therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in Him.

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