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2 Corinthians 5:21
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 5:21
New King James Version
21 For (A)He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become (B)the righteousness of God in Him.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 5:21
New English Translation
21 God[a] made the one who did not know sin[b] to be sin for us, so that in him[c] we would become the righteousness of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:21 tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 sn That is, “in Christ.”
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