2 Corinthians 5:18 (YLT)

Passage

And the all things <FI>are<Fi> of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:16 So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

2 Corinthians 5:17 so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

2 Corinthians 5:18 And the all things <FI>are<Fi> of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

2 Corinthians 5:19 how that God was in Christ--a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

2 Corinthians 5:20 in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "reconciled", "himself", "through", "jesus", "christ", "give", and "ministration". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "reconciled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "so that if any one FI is..." into verse 19's "how that God was in Christ--a world...", so "all things" and "reconciled" 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 "all things" and "reconciled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.