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.

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21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin,[a] so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

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  1. 5:21 Or to become sin itself.

24 (A)He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we (B)might die to sin and (C)live to righteousness. (D)By his wounds you have been healed.

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24 He personally carried our sins
    in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
    and live for what is right.
By his wounds
    you are healed.

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45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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For (A)while we were still weak, at the right time (B)Christ died for the ungodly.

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When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

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20 I have been (A)crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives (B)in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, (C)who loved me and (D)gave himself for me.

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20 My old self has been crucified with Christ.[a] It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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  1. 2:20 Some English translations put this sentence in verse 19.

24 (A)He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we (B)might die to sin and (C)live to righteousness. (D)By his wounds you have been healed.

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24 He personally carried our sins
    in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
    and live for what is right.
By his wounds
    you are healed.

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28 so Christ, having been offered once (A)to bear the sins of (B)many, will appear (C)a second time, (D)not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly (E)waiting for him.

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28 so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

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