2 Corinthians 5:20–21

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea36 through us. We plead with you37 on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” 5:21 God38 made the one who did not know sin39 to be sin for us, so that in him40 we would become the righteousness of God.

36	tn Or “as though God were begging.”
37	tn Or “we beg you.”
38	tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
39	sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.
40	sn That is, “in Christ.”