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From now on, therefore,
1we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
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Therefore, if anyone is
2in Christ, he is
3a new creation.
4 The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
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All this is from God,
5who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us
6the ministry of reconciliation;
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that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself,
7not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us
8the message of reconciliation.
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Therefore,
9we are ambassadors for Christ,
10God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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11For our sake he made him to be sin
12who knew no sin, so that in him we might become
13the righteousness of God.