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18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
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18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
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19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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20 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.
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20 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.
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21 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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21 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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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
