2 Corinthians 5:19 (DBY)

Passage

how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:17 So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

2 Corinthians 5:18 and all things [are] of the God who has reconciled us to himself by [Jesus] Christ, and given to us the ministry of that reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:19 how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:20 We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as [it were] beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:21 Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that *we* might become God's righteousness in him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "christ", "reconciling", "himself", "reckoning", "offences", "putting", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and all things are of the God..." into verse 20's "We are ambassadors therefore for Christ God...", so "world" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.