18 And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as if God were imploring you through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him.