2 Corinthians 5:20
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- πρεσβεύωpresbeúōto be a senior, i.e. (by implication) act as a representative (figuratively, preacher)
- καταλλάσσωkatallássōto change mutually, i.e. (figuratively) to compound a difference
- δέομαιdéomaito beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
- παρακαλέωparakaléōto call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
- ὑπέρhypér"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the
- ἡμῶνhēmōnof (or from) us
- ὡςhōswhich how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- ΧριστόςChristósanointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Eph 6:20, Luk 14:23, Mal 2:7, Ezk 18:31–32, Isa 55:6–7, Jhn 20:21, Luk 10:16, 2Co 5:11