For he hath made him [to be] (q) sin for us, who (r) knew no sin; that we might be made the (s) righteousness of God in him.
(q) A sinner, not in himself, but by imputation of the guilt of all our sins to him.
(r) Who was completely void of sin.
(s) Righteous before God, and that with righteousness which is not fundamental in us, but being fundamental in Christ, God imputes it to us through faith.
Verse 2 Corinthians 5:21. _FOR HE HATH MADE HIM TO BE SIN FOR US_] Τον μη γνοντα ἁμαρτιαν, ὑπερ ἡμων ἁμαρτιαν εποιησεν· _He made him who_ _knew no sin_, (who was innocent,) _a sin-offering for us...
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ΤΌΝ (אBCDFG, Latt. Copt.) rather than τὸν γάρ (א3D3KLP, Syrr. Arm. Aeth.). The γάρ might be inserted to avoid abruptness. ΓΕΝΏΜΕΘΑ (אBCDEBLP) rather than γινώμεθα (cursives). 21. ΤῸΝ ΜῊ ΓΝΌΝΤΑ ἉΜΑΡΤΊ...
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ΓΝΌΝΤΑ _aor. act. part. от_ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G1097) знать. Обозначает знание, приобретенное на основании опыта (D. W. Burdick, ND, 344ff). Part, может быть использовано в уступительном значении: "хоть он и не...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 5:1.—Flow of _thought quite continuous_ from 2 Corinthians 4:18. _For_ (2 Corinthians 4:15).… _For_ (17).… _For_ ...
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For. Omit. It is a later addition, in order to soften the abruptness of the following clauses. Made to be sin [α μ α ρ τ ι α ν ε π ο ι η σ ε ν]. Compare a curse, Galatians 3:13. Not a sin - offering,...
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How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? PROBLEM: Paul asserts here that Jesus was “made to be sin.” However, many other Scriptures insist that Jesus was “without sin” (Hebrews 4:15; cf. 1 Pe...
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