2 Corinthians 5:17 immediately precedes, declaring new creation in Christ—the result of becoming righteousness in Him.

2 Corinthians 3:9 contrasts ministry of condemnation vs. righteousness — the new covenant context for becoming God's righteousness in 5:21.

Isaiah 53:11 directly predicts the righteous Servant justifying many by bearing their iniquities—the core of this verse.

Romans 3:21-26 explains that Christ's sacrifice is a propitiation so God may be just and justify the one who has faith—the same transaction of imputed righteousness.

Romans 5:19 parallels this: as Adam's disobedience made us sinners, Christ's obedience makes us righteous—the same imputation.

Romans 8:1-4 explains that Christ condemned sin in the flesh so the law's requirement is fulfilled in us—the result of Christ being made sin.

Romans 8:3 parallels Christ condemning sin in the flesh — the same substitutionary identification with sin.

Romans 10:4 says Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to believers—the same righteousness we become in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30 states Christ became our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption—identical to the imputed righteousness here.

Luke 1:35 declares Jesus the 'Holy One' from conception, grounding the sinlessness of the One made sin for us.

Daniel 9:24 prophesies the Messiah would atone for sin and bring everlasting righteousness—precisely the work Paul describes here in Christ's substitution.

Jeremiah 33:16 names the Messiah 'The LORD our Righteousness', directly connecting to becoming the righteousness of God in Him.

Galatians 3:13 directly states Christ became a curse for us, mirroring the exchange of being made sin.

Isaiah 53:9-12 describes the Servant as a guilt offering bearing sins — the OT prophecy of Christ being made sin for us.

Philippians 3:9 describes the righteousness from God by faith, not from law—the very righteousness believers receive in Christ.

Hebrews 7:26 describes Christ as holy, harmless, undefiled—the sinless high priest who is the subject of this exchange.

1 John 3:5 affirms 'in Him there is no sin' and that He came to take away sins, reinforcing the sin-bearer identity.

1 John 2:2 states Christ is the propitiation for sins — directly related to him being made sin to atone.

1 Peter 3:18 says the righteous died for the unrighteous — a clear parallel to the sinless one made sin for us.

1 Peter 2:22-24 explicitly states Christ committed no sin and bore our sins, directly echoing the substitutionary logic here.

Isaiah 53:4-6 prophesies the Suffering Servant bearing sins, directly fulfilled in Christ being made sin for us here.

Isaiah 45:24 foretells righteousness from the LORD, prefiguring the imputed righteousness described here.

Isaiah 45:25 prophesies that Israel will be justified in the LORD, anticipating the justification through Christ.

1 Timothy 2:6 says Christ gave himself as a ransom for all — a parallel description of substitution that 2 Corinthians 5:21 explains as becoming sin.

Hebrews 2:9 says Jesus tasted death for everyone by God's grace — the same substitutionary death described in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Hebrews 4:15 affirms Christ's sinlessness under temptation — the same sinlessness that qualifies him to be made sin for us in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

1 Corinthians 15:3 states Christ died for our sins — the foundational gospel fact that 2 Corinthians 5:21 explains as substitution.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 states Christ died for us to enable life with him — the same purpose behind the exchange in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Hebrews 9:14 describes Christ's spotless offering — this purity is the basis for his being made sin and our receiving righteousness in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Romans 8:32 shows God gave up his Son for us all—the same sacrificial giving that made Christ sin for our sake.

Leviticus 1:4 describes hand-laying on the burnt offering for atonement—a direct type of Christ being made sin.

2 Peter 1:1 speaks of faith in Christ's righteousness — the same righteousness we become in 2 Corinthians 5:21 is the object of saving faith.

Romans 6:10 says Christ died to sin once for all—explaining how the sinless one could be made sin and then conquer it.

Ephesians 2:13 says we are brought near by Christ's blood — a direct result of the substitutionary exchange in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Romans 5:10 describes reconciliation through Christ's death and salvation through his life—the result of being made righteousness.

Romans 4:25 states Jesus was delivered for our sins and raised for our justification—the mechanism behind becoming God's righteousness.

Zechariah 3:4 shows Joshua's filthy clothes replaced with fine garments — a picture of our sin exchanged for Christ's righteousness.

In Leviticus 16:10, the scapegoat bears Israel’s sins into the wilderness — a vivid type of Christ becoming sin for us, removing it completely.

In Leviticus 16:21, sins are confessed over the scapegoat, transferring guilt to it — directly prefiguring Christ being made sin on our behalf.

In Leviticus 9:15, Aaron kills the people's sin offering goat — directly foreshadowing Christ's death as the atoning sacrifice for sin.

In Numbers 21:9, the bronze serpent lifted up heals those who look — a type of Christ being made sin and lifted up for our salvation.

Deuteronomy 21:23 says anyone hung on a tree is cursed — typifying Christ becoming a curse for us.

Psalm 69:4 describes being hated without cause, prefiguring Christ's innocent suffering as the sinless one made sin.

Isaiah 53:5 directly prophesies Christ's vicarious suffering for our transgressions—the core of 'made sin for us'.

Isaiah 53:10 describes the Lord's servant as a guilt offering—clearly prefiguring Christ's sin-bearing sacrifice.

In Leviticus 4:21, the sin offering is burned outside the camp — prefiguring Christ being made sin and crucified outside the city (Hebrews 13:12).

Jeremiah 23:6 prophesies a King called 'The LORD Our Righteousness' — the righteousness believers receive in Christ.

Mark 10:45 states Jesus gave his life as a ransom for many — the substitutionary atonement described as becoming sin.

Luke 22:37 has Jesus cited as 'numbered with transgressors' — directly showing his identification with sinners, the core of being made sin.

John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away sin — the sacrificial substitution whereby he became sin for us.

Leviticus 4:3 shows the sin offering required an unblemished animal — Paul echoes this imagery of Christ, sinless, becoming sin for us.

John 6:51 says Jesus gives his flesh for the life of the world — the same self-giving that makes him sin for our righteousness.

John 8:46 records Jesus' challenge that no one convicts him of sin — affirming his sinlessness, prerequisite for being made sin.

John 11:51 records Caiaphas' prophecy that Jesus would die for the nation — a substitutionary death aligned with being made sin.

John 14:30 says Satan has no claim on Jesus — affirming his sinlessness, the basis for his substitutionary death.

John 19:4 records Pilate declaring Jesus innocent—confirming the sinlessness of the one made sin for us.

Exodus 28:38 shows the high priest bearing iniquity of holy things—a type of Christ bearing our sin.

Romans 4:6 speaks of righteousness credited apart from works—the same imputed righteousness believers receive in Christ.

Romans 1:17 reveals the righteousness of God by faith—the same righteousness believers receive in Christ, as stated here.

In Leviticus 9:2, Aaron offers a calf for his own sin — contrasting with Christ, the sinless sacrifice who needed no offering for himself.

In Leviticus 22:19, offerings must be without blemish — typifying Christ’s sinlessness, which makes his substitutionary death effective in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Romans 10:3 describes those ignorant of God's righteousness who seek their own—the opposite of becoming righteousness in Christ here.

Acts 22:14 calls Jesus the Righteous One—affirming his sinlessness, aligning with the sinless substitute in this verse.

Ephesians 1:6 highlights God's grace freely given in Christ — the same grace that accomplishes the exchange in 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Isaiah 57:19 promises peace to the far and near — the reconciliation accomplished through Christ's sin-bearing.

1 John 2:29 connects Christ's righteousness to doing righteousness — this expands on the result of being made righteous in 2 Corinthians 5:21.