2Cor 5:21 | KJV | STEP | 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 .

a Acts 3:14; Heb 4:15; 7:26; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5

2Cor 5: 21

(KJV)

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.

(NASB2020)

He made Him who ^aknew no sin to be ^{▼▼Or a sin offering} ^csin in our behalf, so that we might become the ^drighteousness of God in Him.

(NET2full)

God ^{▼▼tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} made the one who did not know sin ^{▼▼sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.} to be sin for us, so that in him ^{▼▼sn That is, “in Christ.”} we would become the righteousness of God.