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And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> how that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their trespasses to them, and having put into us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/5.htm">New King James Version</a> that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their transgressions against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God]. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed the message of reconciliation to us. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And he has given us the work of sharing his message about peace. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. He didn't hold people's faults against them, and he has given us this message of restored relationships to tell others. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> for through the Messiah, God was reconciling the world to himself by not counting their sins against them. He has committed his message of reconciliation to us. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/5.htm">NET Bible</a> In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people's trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them; and hath committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We are to tell how God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not charging men's transgressions to their account, and that He has entrusted to us the Message of this reconciliation. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/5.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> how that God was in Christ—reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation, <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> how that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their trespasses to them, and having put into us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For as God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their faults; and having set in us the word of reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins; and he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not charging them with their sins. And he has placed in us the Word of reconciliation. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/5.htm">New American Bible</a> namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For God was in Christ, who has reconciled the world with his majesty, not counting their sins against them; and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For God was in The Messiah- he who reconciled the universe with his Majesty, and he has not accounted their sins to them and has placed in us our own message of the reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.<CM> <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> as that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their transgressions to them, even having placed in us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> namely, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing to them their offences: and hath committed to us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for it is God that has reconciled the world to himself, by Jesus Christ, by not imputing their sins to them; and hath committed to us the gospel of reconciliation. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We are to tell how God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not charging men's transgressions to their account, and that He has entrusted to us the Message of this reconciliation. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having put in us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> to declare, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=919" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/5.htm">Ambassadors for Christ</a> …18All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19<a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/2644.htm" title="2644: katallassōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To change, exchange, reconcile. From kata and allasso; to change mutually, i.e. to compound a difference.">reconciling</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">the world</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautō (RefPro-DM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">to Himself</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christō (N-DMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3049.htm" title="3049: logizomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. ">counting</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">men’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3900.htm" title="3900: paraptōmata (N-ANP) -- A falling away, lapse, slip, false step, trespass, sin. From parapipto; a side-slip, i.e. error or transgression.">trespasses</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">against them.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="5087: themenos (V-APM-NMS) -- To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">He has committed</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">message</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2643.htm" title="2643: katallagēs (N-GFS) -- Reconciliation, restoration to favor. From katallasso; exchange, i.e. Restoration to favor.">of reconciliation.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a> and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10-11</a> For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! / Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. <a href="/ephesians/2-16.htm">Ephesians 2:16-18</a> and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. / He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. / For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-25</a> and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. / God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16-17</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. <a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a> He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. <a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a> “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-6</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13-14</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” / He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a> Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a> He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” <a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a> I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a> Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them; and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.God.<a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a> Behold, 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.<a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10,11,20</a> Believest 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… <a href="/john/17-23.htm">John 17:23</a> I 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.reconciling.<a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-26</a> Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: … <a href="/romans/11-15.htm">Romans 11:15</a> For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?<a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1,2</a> My 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: … not.<a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1,2</a> A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered… <a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a> I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.<a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Isaiah 44:22</a> I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.committed, or, put in us.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18</a> And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/4-15.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/23-30.htm">Charging</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/romans/15-20.htm">Counting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/john/2-24.htm">Entrusting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Imputing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">Message</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Offences</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-5.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">Reconciliation</a> <a href="/romans/11-15.htm">Reconciling</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/romans/5-16.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/romans/5-16.htm">Trespasses</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Wit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm">Charging</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Counting</a> <a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Entrusting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Imputing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Making</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Message</a> <a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Offences</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-18.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-16.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-11.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm">Reconciliation</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">Reconciling</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Trespasses</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">Wit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-7.htm">Word</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 5</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">That in his assured hope of immortal glory,</a> 9. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-9.htm">and in expectation of it, he labors to keep a good conscience;</a> 12. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-12.htm">not that he may boast of himself,</a> 14. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">but as one that, having received life from Christ, </a> 17. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">endeavors to live as a new creature to Christ only,</a> 18. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">and by his ministry of reconciliation, to reconcile others also in Christ to God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of reconciliation implies a restoration of a broken relationship, which in this context refers to the relationship between God and humanity. The use of "the world" indicates the universal scope of God's redemptive plan, transcending ethnic and cultural boundaries. The phrase "in Christ" underscores the centrality of Jesus as the mediator of this reconciliation, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant who bears the iniquities of many. This reconciliation is not achieved through human effort but through the sacrificial work of Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10</a>, which emphasizes that while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son.not counting men’s trespasses against them This part of the verse speaks to the forgiveness of sins, a core tenet of Christian doctrine. The term "trespasses" refers to violations of God's law, which create a barrier between humanity and God. The idea of not counting these trespasses against people is rooted in the concept of grace, where God chooses to forgive and not hold sins against individuals. This is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/32.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a>, where David speaks of the blessedness of the one whose transgressions are forgiven. Theologically, this is made possible through the atonement of Christ, who, according to <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>, bore our sins in His body on the cross, allowing for the removal of the barrier of sin.And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation This phrase indicates the responsibility given to believers to share the gospel, often referred to as the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>). The "message of reconciliation" is the good news that through Christ, people can be restored to a right relationship with God. This task is not limited to the apostles but extends to all Christians, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>, which describes believers as a royal priesthood tasked with declaring the praises of Him who called them out of darkness. The commitment of this message to believers underscores the participatory role of the church in God's redemptive plan, acting as ambassadors for Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a>), tasked with spreading the message of peace and reconciliation to a world in need.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The divine being who initiates reconciliation with humanity through Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> The central figure through whom reconciliation is made possible; the mediator between God and humanity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Represents all of humanity, indicating the universal scope of God's reconciling work. 4. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who wrote 2 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth and explaining the ministry of reconciliation. 5. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A city in ancient Greece where the church Paul is addressing is located, known for its diverse and often morally challenging environment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_reconciliation.htm">Understanding Reconciliation</a> Reconciliation is a divine initiative where God, through Christ, restores a broken relationship with humanity. It is not based on human merit but on God's grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ.htm">The Role of Christ</a> Christ is the mediator of reconciliation. His sacrificial death and resurrection are the means by which humanity is reconciled to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_message_of_reconciliation.htm">The Message of Reconciliation</a> Believers are entrusted with the message of reconciliation. This is both a privilege and a responsibility, calling us to share the gospel with others. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_trespasses.htm">Forgiveness and Trespasses</a> God does not count our trespasses against us because of Christ. This teaches us about the depth of divine forgiveness and challenges us to forgive others. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_ambassadors.htm">Living as Ambassadors</a> As recipients of reconciliation, we are called to live as ambassadors for Christ, representing His kingdom and sharing His message of peace and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 5</a> <a href="/q/why_evangelize_if_god_reconciled_all.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19 – If God reconciled the world to Himself, why is there still a need for further salvation or evangelism among non-Christians? </a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_midianite_virgins.htm">What does 'old things are passed away' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_i_mend_a_damaged_relationship.htm">How can I mend a damaged relationship?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_fellowship_with_god.htm">What defines fellowship with God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world.--Better, perhaps, How that it was God who was reconciling in Christ a world unto Himself. Both "God" and "world" are, in the Greek, without the article. The English rendering is tenable grammatically, but the position of the words in the original suggests the construction given above. He seems to emphasise the greatness of the redeeming work by pointing at once to its author and its extent. The structure is the same as the "was preaching" of <a href="/luke/4-44.htm" title="And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.">Luke 4:44</a>. All the English versions, however, from Wiclif downwards, adopt the same construction. Tyndale, Cranmer, and the Geneva version translate, making agreement between the world and Himself instead of "reconciling to Himself." The "world" is, of course, the world of men, the "all" of <a href="/2_corinthians/5-15.htm" title="And that he died for all, that they which live should not from now on live to themselves, but to him which died for them, and rose again.">2Corinthians 5:15</a>.Not imputing their trespasses unto them . . .--The two participial clauses that follow describe the result of the reconciling work. The first is that God no longer charges their transgressions against men: the pronouns being used in the third person plural, as being more individualising than the "world," and more appropriate than would have been the first person, which he had used in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm" title="And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;">2Corinthians 5:18</a>, and which he wanted, in its narrower extension, for the clause which was to follow. The word for "imputing," or reckoning, is specially prominent in the Epistles of this period, occurring, though in very varied shades of meaning, eight times in this Epistle and nineteen times in that to the Romans. The difficulty of maintaining a logical coherence of this truth with that of a judgment according to works does not present itself to the Apostle's mind, and need not trouble us. (See Note on <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm" title="For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad.">2Corinthians 5:10</a>.)And hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.--Literally, to maintain the participial construction, placing with (or in) us the word of reconciliation. Tyndale gives "atonement" here, as in <a href="/romans/5-11.htm" title="And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.">Romans 5:11</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. This and the many other passages of Scripture which always represent the atonement as the work of the blessed Trinity, and as being the result of the love, not of the wrath, of God, ought to have been a sufficient warning against the hideous extravagance of those forensic statements of the atonement which have disgraced almost a thousand years of theology (<a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-10.htm">1 John 4:10</a>). That God's purpose of mercy embraced all mankind, and not an elect few, is again and again stated in Scripture (see <a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a>). Not imputing their trespasses unto them. See this developed in <a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Romans 15:5-8</a>. Hath entrusted unto us; literally, who also deposited in us, as though it were some sacred treasure. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>that ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. reconciling καταλλάσσων (katallassōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2644.htm">Strong's 2644: </a> To change, exchange, reconcile. From kata and allasso; to change mutually, i.e. to compound a difference. [the] world κόσμον (kosmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). to Himself ἑαυτῷ (heautō) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Christ, Χριστῷ (Christō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. counting λογιζόμενος (logizomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. [men’s] αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. trespasses παραπτώματα (paraptōmata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3900.htm">Strong's 3900: </a> A falling away, lapse, slip, false step, trespass, sin. From parapipto; a side-slip, i.e. error or transgression. against them. αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He has committed θέμενος (themenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place. to ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. message λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. of reconciliation. καταλλαγῆς (katallagēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2643.htm">Strong's 2643: </a> Reconciliation, restoration to favor. 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