2 Corinthians 5:17

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¹⁵ And 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.

¹⁶ Wherefore 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.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

¹⁸ And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁹ To 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
KJV: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
WEB: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
ASV: Wherefore if any man is in Christ, [he is] a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
DARBY: So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:
BLB: Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation. The old things passed away; behold, the new things have come into being!

ÅB: Derfor, dersom noen er i Kristus, da er han en ny skapning; det gamle er forganget, se, alt er blitt nytt!
OTB: Derfor, hvis noen er i Kristus, er den personen en ny skapning; de gamle tingene har gått bort; se, nye ting har kommet.
B1930: Derfor, dersom nogen er i Kristus, da er han en ny skapning; det gamle er forganget, se, alt er blitt nytt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation. The old has passed away, see, something new has come.

Context: Paul writes about being reconciled to God.

See also: Romans 12:2

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Cross references

Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
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Ephesians 4:22–24
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
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Isaiah 43:18–19
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
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John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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Ezekiel 11:19
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
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Colossians 3:1–10
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
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Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
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