¹¹ More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(A)reconciliation.

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.

²⁰ and ^(A)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, ^(B)making peace ^(C)by the blood of his cross.

^21 (D)And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^(E)doing evil deeds, ²² he has now reconciled ^(F)in his body of flesh by his death, ^(G)in order to present you holy and blameless and ^(H)above reproach before him,

^2 (A)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(B)also for the sins of the whole world.