2 Corinthians 5:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 5:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
πρεσβεύομεν
presbeúō
G4243
to be elder
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
παρακαλοῦντος
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δεόμεθα
déomai
G1189
to ask
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
καταλλάγητε
katallássō
G2644
to exchange
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God is appealing through us: We implore on behalf of Christ: “Be reconciled to God!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).