2 Corinthians 5:17

17 Therefore if anyone is 1in Christ, he is 2a new creature; 3the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

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2 Corinthians 5:17 In-Context

15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. Romans 16:7
  • 2. John 3:3; Romans 6:4; Galatians 6:15
  • 3. Isaiah 43:18; Isaiah 65:17; Ephesians 4:24; Revelation 21:4

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or there is "a new creation"
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