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# General Information:
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The words "us" and "we" refer to Paul and his readers and so are inclusive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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# He made him who knew no sin to become sin for us
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"Christ new no sin, but God made him to become sin for us"
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# knew no sin
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"never sinned"
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# to become sin for us
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The word "sin" is a metonym for the sacrifice that is offered so that God will forgive sin. Alternate translation: "to become the sacrifice for which God will forgive our sins"
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# us, so that
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"us. He did this so that"
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# so that we might become the righteousness of God in him
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The phrase "the righteousness of God" refers to the righteousness that God requires and that comes from God. Alternate translation: "so that through Christ we might have the righteousness that God requires" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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