New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
New International Version NIV
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
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All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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