2 Corinthians 5:18
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
18 But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ; and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.
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2 Corinthians 5:18
King James Version
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
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2 Corinthians 5:18
English Standard Version
18 All this is from God, (A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us (B)the ministry of reconciliation;
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2 Corinthians 5:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 [a]And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation,
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- 5:18–21 Paul attempts to explain the meaning of God’s action by a variety of different categories; his attention keeps moving rapidly back and forth from God’s act to his own ministry as well. Who has reconciled us to himself: i.e., he has brought all into oneness. Not counting their trespasses: the reconciliation is described as an act of justification (cf. “righteousness,” 2 Cor 5:21); this contrasts with the covenant that condemned (2 Cor 3:8). The ministry of reconciliation: Paul’s role in the wider picture is described: entrusted with the message of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:19), he is Christ’s ambassador, through whom God appeals (2 Cor 5:20a). In v 20b Paul acts in the capacity just described.
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