2 Corinthians 5:15-21 (Martyrs)
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and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. |
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Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. |
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. |
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Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, |
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that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. |
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Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. |
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For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. |