New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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

20Therefore, we are 14ambassadors for Christ, 15as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be 16reconciled to God. 21He made Him who 17knew no sin to be 18 19sin in 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 one is in the flesh ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 5:16 John 8:15; 2 Cor 11:18; Phil 3:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rom 16:7 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:3; Rom 6:4; Gal 6:15 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or creature ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Is 43:18f; 65:17; Eph 4:24; Rev 21:4f ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 11:12 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:18 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:18 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Col 2:9 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Rom 4:8; 1 Cor 13:5 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit having ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:19 Lit placed in us ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Mal 2:7; Eph 6:20 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 5:20 2 Cor 6:1 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Rom 5:10; Col 1:20 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Acts 3:14; Heb 4:15; 7:26; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Or a sin offering ↩
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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