11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust also that we are revealed in your consciences.
12 For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but are giving you occasion to glory on our behalf, so that you may have [it] to [answer] those boasting in appearance, and not in heart.
13 For if we are out of our mind, [it is] to God; or [if] we are in our senses, [it is] for you.
14 For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all, then all died;
15 and He died for all, that the living ones may live no more to themselves, but to Him who died for them and having been raised.
16 So as we now know no one according to flesh, but even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we no longer know [Him so.
17 So that if any one [is] in Christ, [that one is] a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
18 And all things [are] of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 whereas God was in Christ reconciling [the] world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and putting the word of reconciliation in us.
20 Then we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as God exhorting through us, we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 For He has made Him who knew no sin, [to be] sin for us, that we might become [the] righteousness of God in Him.