2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 5:21

²¹God made Him who knew no sin to be sin^b on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
made	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
Him who	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
knew	γνόντα	gnonta	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
no	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
sin	ἁμαρτίαν	hamartian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
sin	ἁμαρτίαν	hamartian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
on our behalf	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
might become	γενώμεθα	genōmetha	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
righteousness	δικαιοσύνη	dikaiosynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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