2 Corinthians 5:18-20 And all this by God, who reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

EJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ 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.