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Book of 2 Corinthians Chapter 5 - Read Chapter 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!
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.
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}.
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.
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;
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