2 Corinthians 5:19
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
λόγος
word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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τίθημι
having put
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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καταλλαγή
Reconciling
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καταλλαγή
Reconciliation, restoration of relationship. Katallage. We have received the reconciliation. The relationship between God and humanity has been restored. Now we carry that message.
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καταλλάσσω
reconciling
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καταλλάσσω
To reconcile, to change from enmity to friendship. Katallasso. While we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son. God made the first move toward us.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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παράπτωμα
trespasses
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παράπτωμα
A false step, a trespass, a falling aside. Because of the trespass of the one man death reigned through that one man. But grace overflows through Jesus Christ.
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ἑαυτοῦ
to Himself,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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κόσμος
World
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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λογίζομαι
reckoning
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λογίζομαι
to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally or figuratively)
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