11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 5:21
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- KJV King James Version
- For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He made Him having not known sin [to be] sin in our behalf, that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- God made Jesus, who never personally sinned, experience the consequences of sin so that we could have a character that is good and right just as God is good and right.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us, that we might be made the justice of God in him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| τὸν | ton | Him who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μὴ | mē | no | G3361 μή not |
| γνόντα | gnonta | knew | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | sin | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ὑπὲρ | hyper | — | G5228 ὑπέρ above/for |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | on our behalf | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | [to be] sin | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | [God] made | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἵνα | hina | so that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | we | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| γενώμεθα | genōmetha | might become | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosynē | [the] righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- Romans 5:19
For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- 1 John 3:5
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
- Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
- Isaiah 53:4–6
Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
- Romans 10:3–4
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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