KJV King James Version
To 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Corinthians 5:19
To 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
WEB World English Bible
namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
ASV American Standard Version
to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
how that God was in Christ—a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 5
16 Wherefore 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.
17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To 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.
20 Now 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.
21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἦνG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΧριστῷG5547 · ChristosChristκόσμονG2889 · kosmosworldκαταλλάσσωνG2644 · katallassōto reconcileἑαυτῷ,G1438 · heautouthemselfμὴG3361 · mēnotλογιζόμενοςG3049 · logizomaito countαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραπτώματαG3900 · paraptōmatrespassαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandθέμενοςG5087 · tithēmito placeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμῖνG3165 · memeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαταλλαγῆς.¶G2643 · katallagēreconciliation
Cross-references
Isaiah 43:25I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:1 John 4:10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.Psalm 32:1-2[A Psalm] of David, Maschil. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered.Romans 4:6-8Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,Romans 3:24-26Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.John 17:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.John 14:10-11Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.John 14:20At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.Romans 11:15For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead?
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