¹⁵ and, ^(A)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.

¹⁵ And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ^(A)“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

¹⁸ All this is from God, ^(A)who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us ^(B)the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ that is, in Christ God was reconciling^[a] the world to himself, ^(C)not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us ^(D)the message of reconciliation. ²⁰ Therefore, ^(E)we are ambassadors for Christ, ^(F)God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ^21 (G)For our sake he made him to be sin ^(H)who knew no sin, so that in him we might become ^(I)the righteousness of God.

²² But the father said to his servants,^[a] ‘Bring quickly ^(A)the best robe, and put it on him, and put ^(B)a ring on his hand, and ^(C)shoes on his feet.