‘I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more.
2 Corinthians 5:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor). American Standard Version (1901) to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Common English Bible In other words, God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, by not counting people’s sins against them. He has trusted us with this message of reconciliation. Catholic Public Domain Version For certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not charging them with their sins. And he has placed in us the Word of reconciliation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins; and he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation. |
‘I am the one, I sweep away your transgressions for my own sake and remember your sins no more.
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.
See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated ‘God is with us.’
On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you.
I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me.
For if their rejection brings reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice , for our sins.