2 Corinthians 5:12-21

New American Standard Bible

¹² We are not commending ourselves to you ^(A)again, but are giving you an ^(B)opportunity to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. ¹³ For if we have ^(C)lost our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ ^(D)controls us, having concluded this, that ^(E)one died for all, therefore all died; ¹⁵ and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer ^(F)live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf.

¹⁶ Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^[a](G)by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. ¹⁷ Therefore if anyone is ^(H)in Christ, this person is ^(I)a new ^[b]creation; ^(J)the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. ¹⁸ Now ^(K)all these things are from God, ^(L)who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ^(M)ministry of reconciliation, ¹⁹ namely, that ^(N)God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^(O)not counting their wrongdoings against them, and ^[c]He has ^[d]committed to us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ Therefore, we are ^(P)ambassadors for Christ, ^(Q)as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be ^(R)reconciled to God. ²¹ He made Him who ^(S)knew no sin to be ^[e](T)sin in our behalf, so that we might become the ^(U)righteousness of God in Him.