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2 Corinthians 5:18-19 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 5 · verses 18–19
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.2 Corinthians 5:18-19 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 in context
16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Commentary
Cross references
- Colossians 1:20-21
- 2 Corinthians 5:19-20
- Romans 5:10-11
- Ephesians 2:16-17
- Romans 5:1
- 1 John 4:10
- Romans 11:36
- 1 John 2:2
- Isaiah 43:25
- Isaiah 44:22
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- 1 John 2:1-2
Key words (Strong's)
- reconciliationkatallagēexchange, of the business of money changers, exchanging equivalent values, adjustment of…G2643 →
- reconciledkatallassōto change, exchange, as coins for others of equivalent value, to reconcile , return to…G2644 →
- trespassesparaptōmato fall beside or near something, a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness, a sin…G3900 →
- committedtithēmito set, put, place, to place or lay, to put down, lay down, to bend down, to lay off or…G5087 →
- ministrydiakoniaservice, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others, of those who by…G1248 →
- imputinglogizomaito reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over, to take into account, to make an…G3049 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
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In these verses the apostle mentions two things that are necessary in order to our living to Christ, both of which are the consequences of Christ's dying for us; namely, regeneration and reconciliation. I. Regeneration, which consists of two things; namely, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-21