Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 2 Corinthians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:14 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:14 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:14 JFB -> Commentary on 5:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:14 PNT -> Commentary on 5:14 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:14 TSK -> Commentary on 5:14 TSK -> Entry for 5:14 WEN -> Notes on 5:14 NTB -> Death; Depravity Of Man; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Love; Minister, Christian; Suffering; Unselfishness; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Holiness; Love of Christ, The; Love to Christ; Missionaries, all Christians should be as; Selfishness UTM -> Devotional using 5:14 SPG -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 TV -> Devotional using 5:14 5:14 - [In Context] The love of Christ controls us. Why? Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:15 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:15 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:15 JFB -> Commentary on 5:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:15 PNT -> Commentary on 5:15 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:15 TSK -> Commentary on 5:15 TSK -> Entry for 5:15 WEN -> Notes on 5:15 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Love; Obligation; Perseverance; Selfishness; Suffering; Unselfishness TTT -> Atonement, The; Christ is God; Conduct, Christian; Devotedness to God; Holiness; Missionaries, all Christians should be as; Selfishness TV -> Devotional using 5:15 TV -> Devotional using 5:15 TV -> Devotional using 5:15 TV -> Devotional using 5:15 TV -> Devotional using 5:15 TV -> Devotional using 5:15 5:15 - [In Context] Christ died for all people so that the people who live would not continue to live for themselves. He died for them and was raised from death so that those people would live for him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:16 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:16 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:16 JFB -> Commentary on 5:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:16 PNT -> Commentary on 5:16 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:16 TSK -> Commentary on 5:16 TSK -> Entry for 5:16 WEN -> Notes on 5:16 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ 5:16 - [In Context] From this time on we don't think of any person like the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ like the world thinks. But we don't think that way now.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:17 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:17 JFB -> Commentary on 5:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:17 PNT -> Commentary on 5:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:17 TSK -> Commentary on 5:17 TSK -> Entry for 5:17 WEN -> Notes on 5:17 NTB -> Character; Creature; Jesus, The Christ; Regeneration; Righteous; Salvation TTT -> Character of Saints; Creation; New Birth, The; Repentance; Reward of Saints, The; Union With Christ EBD -> Regeneration; Sin UTM -> Devotional using 5:17 UTM -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 TV -> Devotional using 5:17 5:17 - [In Context] If any person is in Christ, then that person is made new. The old things have gone; everything is made new!
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:18 JFB -> Commentary on 5:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:18 PNT -> Commentary on 5:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:18 TSK -> Commentary on 5:18 TSK -> Entry for 5:18 WEN -> Notes on 5:18 NTB -> Atonement; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ (continued); Minister, Christian; Propitiation; Reconciliation; Salvation; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Anger of God, The; Atonement, The; Reconciliation with God EBD -> Reconcilation 5:18 - [In Context] All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between us and himself. And God gave us the work of bringing people into peace with him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:19 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:19 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:19 JFB -> Commentary on 5:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:19 PNT -> Commentary on 5:19 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:19 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:19 TSK -> Commentary on 5:19 TSK -> Entry for 5:19 WEN -> Notes on 5:19 NTB -> Atonement; God (continued); Gospel; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Justification; Minister, Christian; Propitiation; Reconciliation; Salvation; Sin TTT -> Anger of God, The; Atonement, The; Gospel, The; Pardon; Reconciliation with God EBD -> Reconcilation TV -> Devotional using 5:19 TV -> Devotional using 5:19 TV -> Devotional using 5:19 5:19 - [In Context] I mean that God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ, God did not hold people guilty for their sins. And he gave us this message of peace {to tell people}.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:20 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:20 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:20 JFB -> Commentary on 5:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:20 PNT -> Commentary on 5:20 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:20 TSK -> Commentary on 5:20 TSK -> Entry for 5:20 WEN -> Notes on 5:20 NTB -> Ambassadors; God (continued); Minister, Christian; Reconciliation; Salvation; Zeal, Religious TTT -> Atonement, The; Call of God, The; Ministers; Reconciliation with God; Titles and Names of Ministers EBD -> Ambassador; Apostle; Reconcilation TV -> Devotional using 5:20 TV -> Devotional using 5:20 TV -> Devotional using 5:20 5:20 - [In Context] So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is like God is calling to people through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:21 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:21 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:21 JFB -> Commentary on 5:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:21 PNT -> Commentary on 5:21 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:21 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:21 TSK -> Commentary on 5:21 TSK -> Entry for 5:21 WEN -> Notes on 5:21 NTB -> God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Justification; Offerings; Reconciliation; Righteous TTT -> Atonement, The; Christ, Character of; Justification before God; Righteousness; Righteousness Imputed; Sin; Sin-offering; Union With Christ EBD -> Covenant; Death; Justification UTM -> Devotional using 5:21 UTM -> Devotional using 5:21 SPG -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 TV -> Devotional using 5:21 5:21 - [In Context] Christ had no sin. But God made him become sin. God did this for us, so that in Christ we could become right with God.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.