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2 Corinthians 5:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 19 namely, that God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself,+ not counting their offenses against them,+ and he entrusted to us the message of the reconciliation.+

2 Corinthians 5:19

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 19 ὡς as ὅτι that θεὸς God ἦν was ἐν in Χριστῷ Christ κόσμον world καταλλάσσων reconciling ἑαυτῷ, to himself, μὴ not λογιζόμενος reckoning αὐτοῖς to them τὰ the παραπτώματα falls beside αὐτῶν, of them, καὶ and θέμενος having put ἐν in ἡμῖν us τὸν the λόγον word τῆς of the καταλλαγῆς. reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 19 namely, that God was by means of Christ+ reconciling a world+ to himself,+ not reckoning to them their trespasses,+ and he committed the word+ of the reconciliation to us.+

2 Corinthians 5:19

The Bible in Living English
- 19 * how God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their offenses against them, and consigning to us the word of the reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19

American Standard Version
- 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19

The Emphasized Bible
- 19 How that God was in Christ Reconciling a world unto himself, Not reckoning unto them their offences,—And hath put in us the reconciling discourse.

2 Corinthians 5:19

King James Version
- 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 5:19 w72 375-376; im 404; w64 51; w53 731; w44 375; w34 235

2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:19
  
  God was by means of Christ reconciling: Some Bible translations render this phrase “God was in Christ, reconciling.” However, the Greek preposition en, literally meaning “in,” is very broad and must be understood according to context. The preceding verse (2Co 5:18) clearly states that “God . . . reconciled us to himself through [Greek, di·aʹ] Christ.” In harmony with this, en is here properly translated “by means of.”
  
  reconciling a world to himself: The world of mankind needs to be reconciled to God because the first man, Adam, was disobedient, and he passed sin and imperfection on to all his descendants. (See study note on 2Co 5:18.) God is accomplishing this reconciliation by means of Christ, that is, through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. (Ro 5:10; 2Co 5:21; Col 1:21, 22) Jehovah has appointed those who are in union with Christ to be “ambassadors” to a hostile world and has given them “the ministry of the reconciliation.”—2Co 5:18, 20.
  
  the message of the reconciliation: Or “the word of the reconciliation.” God’s word, or message, to mankind is described in a number of ways that show the breadth, meaning, and various aspects of its content. Here it is described as “the message of the reconciliation.” It is also referred to as “the word [or “message”] of the Kingdom” (Mt 13:19), “the word of this salvation” (Ac 13:26), “the word of truth” (Eph 1:13), and “the word of righteousness” (Heb 5:13). Here Paul shows gratitude for the privilege of conveying this message of reconciliation, saying that God “entrusted [the message] to us,” that is, to Paul and all spirit-anointed Christians.