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Andδὲall thingsτὰ πάνταarefromἐκGod,τοῦ θεοῦwho reconciledτοῦ καταλλάξαντοςusἡμᾶςto himselfἑαυτῷthroughδιὰthe MessiahΧριστοῦandκαὶgaveδόντοςusἡμῖνthe serviceτὴν διακονίανof reconciliation,τῆς καταλλαγῆς
2 Corinthians 5:18
Study it in the app“And all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through the Messiah and gave us the service of reconciliation,”
God, in the Messiah, was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their faults against themThe CrossGod reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliationConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 5:18, word by word
- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- who reconciledκαταλλάξαντοςkatallaxantos
reconcile
Reconcile: make peace between enemies.
Where else “katallaxantos” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- gaveδόντοςdontos
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dontos” appears- the serviceδιακονίανdiakonian
service
One's task in God's work.
Where else “diakonian” appears- of reconciliationκαταλλαγῆςkatallagēs
reconciliation
Reconciliation: peace restored between enemies.
Where else “katallagēs” appears
The context
17So if anyone is in the Messiah, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; look, new things have come.
18 · This verse (above)
19namely, that God was in the Messiah reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the word of reconciliation.