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2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things…
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
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The verses around 2 Corinthians 5:17.
15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Verse explanation
One of the letter's most quoted verses: whoever is in Christ becomes “a new creature” — old things truly pass away, and a new life begins; it isn't just an adjustment to the old one.
From the 2 Corinthians 5 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Corinthians 5:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Assim que, se alguem está em Christo, nova creatura é: as coisas velhas já passaram; eis que tudo está feito novo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Portanto, se alguém está em Cristo, uma nova criatura [é] ; as coisas velhas já passaram, eis que tudo se fez novo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Por eso todo el que está en Cristo es un nuevo ser. ¡Lo viejo ya se ha ido y ha llegado lo nuevo!
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In other languages: Português (2 Coríntios 5:17) · Español (2 Corintios 5:17)
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