# All these things

"God has done all these things." This refers to what Paul has just said in the previous verse about new things replacing old things.

# the ministry of reconciliation

This can be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "the ministry of reconciling people to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# That is

"This means"

# in Christ God is reconciling the world to himself

Here the word "world" refers to people in the world. AT: "in Christ, God is reconciling mankind to himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# He is entrusting to us the message of reconciliation

God has given Paul the responsibility to spread the message that God is reconciling people to himself.

# the message of reconciliation

"the message about reconciliation"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reconcile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/minister]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/trespass]]