2 Corinthians 5:21 - The Passion Translation

²¹ For God made the only one who did not know sin to become sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God through our union with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Common English Bible

²¹ God caused the one who didn’t know sin to be sin for our sake so that through him we could become the righteousness of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ For God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us, that we might be made the justice of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21 Cross References

Jeremiah 23:26

How long must this go on? These prophets of falsehood preach illusions from their own minds.

Jeremiah 33:16

Under his rule, Judah will triumph and Jerusalem will live in safety. And the city will be called Yahweh Is Our Righteousness.”

Daniel 9:24

“God has decreed for your people and for the holy city a period of seventy times seven for these reasons: to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to cancel guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy One.

Daniel 9:26

“After those sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and left with nothing. The people of the commander will destroy both the city and the sanctuary. Then its end will come like an overwhelming flood, and until those sixty-two weeks end, there will be war. The decree of desolation has been issued!

Luke 1:35

Gabriel answered, “The Spirit of Holiness will fall upon you and almighty God will spread his shadow of power over you in a cloud of glory! This is why the child born to you will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

Acts 3:14

You rejected the one who is holy and righteous, and instead begged for a murderer to be released.

Romans 1:17

This gospel unveils a continual revelation of God’s righteousness—a perfect righteousness given to us when we believe. And it moves us from receiving life through faith, to the power of living by faith. This is what the Scripture means when it says: “We are right with God through life-giving faith!”

Romans 4:25

Jesus was handed over to be crucified for the forgiveness of our sins and was raised back to life to prove that he had made us right with God!

Romans 5:19

One man’s disobedience opened the door for all humanity to become sinners. So also one man’s obedience opened the door for many to be made perfectly right with God and acceptable to him.

1 Corinthians 1:30

For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.

Galatians 3:13

Yet, Christ paid the full price to set us free from the curse of the law. He absorbed the curse completely as he became a curse in our place. For it is written: “Everyone who is hung upon a tree is cursed.”

Ephesians 5:2

And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.

Philippians 3:9

My passion is to be consumed with him and not cling to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law. My only “righteousness” will be his, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God.

Hebrews 4:15

He understands humanity, for as a man, our magnificent King-Priest was tempted in every way just as we are, and conquered sin.

Hebrews 7:26

He is the High Priest who perfectly fits our need—holy, without a trace of evil, without the ability to deceive, incapable of sin, and exalted beyond the heavens!

1 Peter 3:18

Christ suffered and died for sins once and for all—the innocent for the guilty —to bring you near to God by his body being put to death and by being raised to life by the Spirit.

1 John 3:5

And you know without a doubt that Jesus was revealed to eradicate sins, and there is no sin in him. Anyone who continues to live in union with him will not sin.