God considered Christ to be sinful on our behalf, even though He never sinned, so that we could be considered right with God through Him.

in honor or dishonor, in slander or praise; considered a deceiver and yet true,

Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.

And what I am doing, I will also continue to do, in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things of which they boast.