2 Corinthians 5:14-6:2
14For the love of Christ acontrols us, having concluded this, that bone died for all, therefore all died. 15And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer alive for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
16Therefore from now on we recognize no one 1,aaccording to the flesh; even though we have known Christ 2according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17Therefore if anyone is ain Christ, he is ba new creation; cthe old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18Now aall these things are from God, bwho reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the cministry of reconciliation, 19namely, that aGod was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, bnot counting their transgressions against them, and 1He has 2committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20So then, we are aambassadors for Christ, bas God is pleading through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be creconciled to God. 21He made Him who aknew no sin to be bsin on our behalf, so that we might become the crighteousness of God in Him.