2 Corinthians 5:20

New International Version

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:13

The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: “Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.

Nehemiah 9:29

“You warned them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said, ‘The person who obeys them will live by them.’ Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen.

Job 22:21

“Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.

Job 33:23

Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright,

Job 33:6

I am the same as you in God’s sight; I too am a piece of clay.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

Isaiah 27:5

Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.”

Jeremiah 38:20

“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well with you, and your life will be spared.

Jeremiah 44:4

Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’

Malachi 2:7

“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.

Luke 10:16

“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Luke 14:23

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

John 20:21

Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

Romans 5:10

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

2 Corinthians 12:10

That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 5:11

Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Ephesians 6:20

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Colossians 1:20

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.