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For the love of Christ1controls us, having concludedthis, that 2onedied for all, thereforealldied;
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and He died for all, so that they who live might nolonger3live for themselves, but for Him who died and roseagain on their behalf.
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Therefore from now on we recognizenoone4according to the flesh; eventhough we have knownChristaccording to the flesh, yetnow we know Him in this way nolonger.
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Thereforeifanyone is 5in Christ, he is 6a newcreature; 7the oldthingspassedaway; behold, newthings have come.
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Now8all these things are from God, 9whoreconciled us to HimselfthroughChrist and gave us the 10ministry of reconciliation,
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namely, that 11God was in Christreconciling the world to Himself, 12not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
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Therefore, we are 13ambassadors for Christ, 14as thoughGod were making an appealthrough us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be 15reconciled to God.
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He made Him who 16knewnosin to be 17sin on our behalf, so that we might become the 18righteousness of God in Him.