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2 Corinthians 5:20 — King James Version← Study notes

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.


2 Corinthians 5:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:2016 words
GreekMeaning
ὑπὲρhyper
ForprepositionG5228
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
πρεσβεύομενpresbeuomen
we are ambassadorsverbG4243
ὡςhōs
as thoughwordG5613
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
παρακαλοῦντοςparakalountos
is beseechingverbG3870
δι’di’
throughprepositionG1223
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
δεόμεθαdeometha
We imploreverbG1210
ὑπὲρhyper
on behalfprepositionG5228
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
καταλλάγητεkatallagēte
do be reconciledverbG2644
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 5:20

“We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us; we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.” Do you see how he has extolled the thing by introducing Christ thus in the form of a suppliant ; yea rather not Christ only, but even the Father? For what he says is this: 'The Father sent the Son to beseech, and to be His Ambassador unto mankind. When then He was slain and gone, we succeeded to the embassy; and in His stead…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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