17 Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [they are] a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
18 And all this by God, who reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did exhort [you] by us; we beseech [you] in Christ's name, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he has made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.: