2 Corinthians 5:17
“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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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.
Understanding This Verse
Paul explains the transformation that occurs when someone comes to Christ.
In Christ, our old life is gone and we become entirely new.
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“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
“so that if any one [is] in Christ -- [he is] a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.”
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
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