2Cor.5.20

2 Corinthians 5:20

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Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Ambassadors for Christ

The Temporal and Eternal

Cross References

Isaiah 27:5

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Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.

The LORD’s Vineyard

Malachi 2:7

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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

A Warning to the Priests

Romans 5:10

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For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

Results of Justification

2 Corinthians 6:1

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We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

Paul’s Hardships and God’s Grace

Their Ministry Commended

2 Corinthians 12:10

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Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Paul’s Thorn and God’s Grace

A Thorn in the Flesh

Ephesians 6:20

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For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

The Full Armor of God

The Armor of God

Colossians 1:20

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And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.