2Cor 5:18-21, Eph 2:16, Col 1:21 | ESV | STEP | All this is from God , who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation ;

a Col. 1:20; See Rom. 5:10; 1 John 2:2

b Rom. 5:11

d Ps. 32:2; Rom. 4:8

e[See ver. 18 above]

f Eph. 6:20; [Mal. 2:7; Gal. 4:14]

g ch. 6:1

h Rom. 8:3; Gal. 3:13; See Rom. 4:25

iSee 1 Pet. 2:22

jSee Rom. 1:17; 1 Cor. 1:30

k Col. 1:20-22; [1 Cor. 12:13]

lSee Eph. 2:1, 2, 12

m[Titus 1:16]

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

18 All this is from God, ^awho through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us ^bthe ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling ^{▼▼Or God was in Christ, reconciling} the world to himself, ^dnot counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us ^ethe message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, ^fwe are ambassadors for Christ, ^gGod making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 ^hFor our sake he made him to be sin ⁱwho knew no sin, so that in him we might become ^jthe righteousness of God.

Ephesians 2:16

16 and might ^kreconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

Colossians 1:21

21 ^lAnd you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^mdoing evil deeds,