2 Corinthians 5:21 - Common English Bible

God caused the one who didn’t know sin to be sin for our sake so that through him we could become the righteousness of God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].

American Standard Version (1901)

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For God made him who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the justice of God in him.