In Christ all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Colossians 1:19-20 (ESV)
We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20 (ESV)
| 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. |
| 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, |
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. |
| 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, |
| 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. |
| 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. |
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For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
