2 Corinthians 5:20-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.(A) 21 [a]For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin,(B) so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
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- 5:21 This is a statement of God’s purpose, expressed paradoxically in terms of sharing and exchange of attributes. As Christ became our righteousness (1 Cor 1:30), we become God’s righteousness (cf. 2 Cor 5:14–15).
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