version. At the time when the version was made, atonement = at-one-ment, or reconciliation. The present use of the word atonement makes it equivalent to expiation, or satisfaction. This latter is the true meaning of καταλλαγή, in this passage. The term denotes, primarily, that which is paid in exchange, in the settlement of a disagreement or difference between two parties. Parties are “reconciled” with each other, by one paying to the other a stipulated sum: the καταλλαγή (the “balance”). Then,