Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
17 So then if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation[a]. The old things passed-away; behold, new things have come-into-being[b].
And God Gave Us This Ministry of Reconciliation As His Ambassadors
18 And all things are from God, the One having reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and having given us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 how that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself— not counting their trespasses against them, and[c] having placed the message of reconciliation in us. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, since[d] God is appealing through us.
We Are Begging People To Be Reconciled To God...
We are begging[e] on behalf of Christ: “Be reconciled to God! 21 He made the One not having known sin to be sin for us, in order that we might become the righteousness of God in Him”...
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing