Focused Passage

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Resurrection Hope, Reconciled Life, and the Ministry of Reconciliation

Paul moves from resurrection hope in the face of bodily mortality, to accountable and Christ-compelled ministry, to the new-creation message of reconciliation through Christ.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

18All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

19that 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.

20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 16

Original words

SoὭστεG5620ConjunctionfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularnow onνῦνG3568AdverbweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralregardοἴδαμενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralno oneοὐδέναG3762Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] fleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionAlthoughεἰG1487Conjunctionwe once regardedἐγνώκαμενG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralChristΧριστόνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[in this way]κατὰG2596Preposition. . .σάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἀλλὰG235Conjunction-νῦνG3568Adverb[we do so]γινώσκομενG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralno longerοὐκέτιG3765Adverb
Verse 17

Original words

ThereforeὥστεG5620ConjunctionifεἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] inἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[he is] a newκαινὴG2537Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularcreationκτίσιςG2937Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularTheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluraloldἀρχαῖαG744Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralhas passed awayπαρῆλθενG3928Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularBeholdἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] newκαινάG2537Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralhas comeγέγονενG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or a new creature
Verse 18

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAll this [is]πάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural-ΤὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularreconciledκαταλλάξαντοςG2644Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralto HimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongaveδόντοςG1325Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularministryδιακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof reconciliationκαταλλαγῆςG2643Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 19

Original words

-ὡςG5613AdverbthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularreconcilingκαταλλάσσωνG2644Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the] worldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto HimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularnotμὴG3361AdverbcountingλογιζόμενοςG3049Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular[men’s]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraltrespassesπαραπτώματαG3900Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralagainst themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe has committedθέμενοςG5087Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingulartoἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmessageλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof reconciliationκαταλλαγῆςG2643Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 20

Original words

ThereforeοὖνG3767Conjunctionwe are ambassadorsπρεσβεύομενG4243Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralforὙπὲρG5228PrepositionChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularas thoughὡςG5613Adverb-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwere making His appealπαρακαλοῦντοςG3870Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularthroughδι’G1223PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralWe implore youδεόμεθαG1189Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Pluralon behalfὑπὲρG5228Prepositionof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularBe reconciledκαταλλάγητεG2644Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

[God] madeἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHim whoτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularknewγνόνταG1097Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularnoμὴG3361AdverbsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[to be] sinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvὑπὲρG5228Prepositionon our behalfἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralmight becomeγενώμεθαG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural[the] righteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or a sin offering

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