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2 Corinthians 5:19-20 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 5 · verses 19–20
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.2 Corinthians 5:19-20 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 5:19-20 in context
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
- Isaiah 43:25
- Isaiah 44:22
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- 1 John 4:10
- 1 John 2:1-2
- Psalms 32:1-2
- Ephesians 6:20
- Luke 14:23
- Malachi 2:7
- Ezekiel 18:31-32
- Luke 10:16
- John 20:21
Key words (Strong's)
- reconcilingkatallassōto change, exchange, as coins for others of equivalent value, to reconcile , return to…G2644 →
- ambassadorspresbeuōto be older, prior by birth or in age, to be an ambassador, act as an ambassadorG4243 →
- 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 →
- imputinglogizomaito reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over, to take into account, to make an…G3049 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- beseechparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- 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