2 Corinthians 5:18 BSB

2 Corinthians 5:18

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

KJV

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

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Commentary

4 voices

Hilary of Poitiers

ON THE TRINITY 8.51 (367)

For through Himself He creates the things which are created in Him, just as through Himself all things are reconciled in Him. Inasmuch as they are reconciled in Him, recognise in Him the nature of the Father's unity, reconciling all things to Himself in Him. Inasmuch as all things are reconciled through Him, perceive Him reconciling to the Father in Himself all things which He reconciled through Himself.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And he has appointed the office of the ministry, which is a ministry of reconciliation: ministers are to open and proclaim to sinners the terms of mercy and reconciliation, and persuade them to comply therewith. Reconciliation is here spoken of as our indispensable duty,

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Reconciliation supposes a quarrel, or breach of friendship; and sin has made a breach, it has broken the friendship between God and man. The heart of the sinner is filled with enmity against God, and God is justly offended with the sinner. Yet, behold, there may be a reconciliation; the offended Majesty of heaven is willing to be reconciled.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And all things are of God - As the thorough conversion of the soul is compared to a new creation, and creation is the proper work of an all-wise, almighty Being; then this total change of heart, soul, and life, which takes place under the preaching of the Gospel, is effected by the power and grace of God: this is salvation, and salvation must ever be of the Lord; and therefore men should apply to him, who alone can work this wondrous change.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1124: “God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1873)

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
ἐκ	ek	[are] of	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
τοῦ	tou	the [One who]	G3588 →
καταλλάξαντος	katallaxantos	having reconciled	G2644 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
ἑαυτῷ	he'autō	to Himself	G1438 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	Christ	G5547 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δόντος	dontos	having given	G1325 →
ἡμῖν	hēmin	to us	G3165 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
διακονίαν	diakonian	ministry	G1248 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
καταλλαγῆς,	katallagēs	of reconciliation,	G2643 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 4:10
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:4–5
  But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Romans 5:8–10
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- 1 John 4:19
  We love because He first loved us.
- 1 John 2:2
  He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- John 15:16
  You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Corinthians