2 Corinthians 5:21

King James Version

²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21

English Standard Version

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.

²¹He made Him who ^(A)knew no sin to be ^[a]^(B)sin in our behalf, so that we might become the ^(C)righteousness of God in Him.

²¹How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.

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