2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has pa…”

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

American Standard Version

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore if any man be in Christ, let him be a newe creature. Olde things are passed away: beholde, all things are become newe.

Darby Translation

So if any one [be] in Christ, [there is] a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

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Cross references

“be”

Romans 8:1 1 Corinthians 1:30 John 15:5 2 Corinthians 5:21 John 14:20 Galatians 3:28

Romans 8:1 · BSB

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:30 · BSB

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

John 15:5 · BSB

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

2 Corinthians 5:21 · BSB

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

John 14:20 · BSB

On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.

Galatians 3:28 · BSB

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

“a new”

Ezekiel 36:26 John 3:3 Psalm 51:10 Ezekiel 11:19 Galatians 6:15 Ephesians 2:10

Ezekiel 36:26 · BSB

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

John 3:3 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ”

Psalm 51:10 · BSB

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Ezekiel 11:19 · BSB

And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,

Galatians 6:15 · BSB

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.

Ephesians 2:10 · BSB

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

“old”

Ephesians 4:22–24 Colossians 3:1–10 Romans 6:4–6 Romans 7:6 Philippians 3:7–9 2 Corinthians 5:16

Ephesians 4:22–24 · BSB

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Colossians 3:1–10 · BSB

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Romans 6:4–6 · BSB

We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

Romans 7:6 · BSB

But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

Philippians 3:7–9 · BSB

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:16 · BSB

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

18All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

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