2 Corinthians 5:21

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
ESV
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
NLT
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
MSG
21 How? you say. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.
CSB
21 He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

2 Corinthians 5:21 In-Context

19 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 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 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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Cross References 2

  • 1. Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22,24; 1 John 3:5
  • 2. S Romans 1:17; S 1 Corinthians 1:30

Footnotes 1

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