^21 (A)For our sake he made him to be sin ^(B)who knew no sin, so that in him we might become ^(C)the righteousness of God.

Life in the Spirit

8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.^{[a] 2} For the law of ^(A)the Spirit of life ^(B)has set you^[b] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. ³ For ^(C)God has done what the law, ^(D)weakened by the flesh, ^(E)could not do. ^(F)By sending his own Son ^(G)in the likeness of sinful flesh and ^(H)for sin,^[c] he condemned sin in the flesh, ⁴ in order that ^(I)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, ^(J)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

⁴ For ^(A)it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

⁵ Consequently, ^(B)when Christ^[a] came into the world, he said,

⁸ When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in ^(D)sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), ⁹ then he added, ^(E)“Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰ And by that will ^(F)we have been sanctified through the offering of ^(G)the body of Jesus Christ ^(H)once for all.

^4 (A)who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present ^(B)evil age, according to the will of ^(C)our God and Father,

¹⁶ For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he ^(A)helps the offspring of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore he had ^(B)to be made like his brothers in every respect, ^(C)so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest ^(D)in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For because he himself has suffered ^(E)when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.