2 Corinthians 5:19
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.
Study Note
Study Note
Paul's compressed gospel statement — 'that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation' — presents the Atonement and the Apostolate as inseparably linked aspects of a single divine act. The phrase 'in Christ' (en Christō) locates the reconciliation as occurring within the sphere of Christ's person and work rather than as a transaction arranged externally to him. 'Not counting their trespasses' (mē logizomenos) is judicial language — the divine ledger records no debt against the reconciled — directly connected to the 'righteousness of God' imputed to believers in verse 21. The mission of reconciliation ('entrusted to us') makes the apostle the continuation and extension of the divine reconciling act, not merely its announcer.
Other Translations
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.
how that God was in Christ--a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,
That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.
Cross References
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
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Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, …
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto …
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very …
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may …
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: