2 Corinthians 5:16–6:2

¹⁶Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^1aaccording to the flesh; even though we have known Christ ²according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.

¹⁷Therefore if anyone is ^ain Christ, he is ^ba new creation; ^cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

¹⁸Now ^aall these things are from God, ^bwho reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ^cministry of reconciliation,

¹⁹namely, that ^aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^bnot counting their transgressions against them, and ¹He has ²committed to us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰So then, we are ^aambassadors for Christ, ^bas God is pleading through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be ^creconciled to God.

²¹He made Him who ^aknew no sin to be ^bsin on our behalf, so that we might become the ^crighteousness of God in Him.

CHAPTER 6

Commendable Ministers of God

¹And ^aworking together with Him, ^bwe also plead with you not to receive ^cthe grace of God in vain—

²for He says,

“^aAt the acceptable time I listened to you,

And on the day of salvation I helped you.”

Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—