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Soοὖνon behalf ofὑπὲρthe MessiahΧριστοῦwe are ambassadors,πρεσβεύομενas thoughὡςGodτοῦ θεοῦwere appealingπαρακαλοῦντοςthroughδι’us;ἡμῶνwe beg youδεόμεθαon behalf ofὑπὲρthe Messiah,Χριστοῦbe reconciledκαταλλάγητεto God.τῷ θεῷ
2 Corinthians 5:20
Study it in the app“So on behalf of the Messiah we are ambassadors, as though God were appealing through us; we beg you on behalf of the Messiah, be reconciled to God.”
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 5:20, word by word
- 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- we are ambassadorsπρεσβεύομενpresbeuomen
be an ambassador
Be an ambassador: speak for another with his authority.
Where else “presbeuomen” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- were appealingπαρακαλοῦντοςparakalountos
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalountos” appears- we beg youδεόμεθαdeometha
beg
To implore someone for something.
Where else “deometha” appears- be reconciledκαταλλάγητεkatallagēte
reconcile
Reconcile: make peace between enemies.
Where else “katallagēte” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.