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2 Corinthians 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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


2 Corinthians 5:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:1713 words
GreekMeaning
ὥστεhōste
ThereforewordG5620
εἴei
ifwordG1487
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ἐνen
is inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
καινὴkainē
he is a newadjectiveG2537
κτίσιςktisis
creationnounG2937
τὰta
ThearticleG3588
ἀρχαῖαarchaia
old thingsadjectiveG744
παρῆλθενparēlthen
have passed awayverbG3928
ἰδοὺidou
beholdparticleG2400
γέγονενgegonen
has come into beingverbG1096
καινάkaina
newadjectiveG2537
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 5:17

“Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature.” For seeing he had exhorted unto virtue from His love, he now leads them on to this from what has been actually done for them; wherefore also he added, “If any man is in Christ,” he is “a new creature.” “If any,” says he, “have believed in Him, he has come to another creation, for he has been born again by the Spirit.” So that for this cause also, he says, we ought to live unto Him, not because we are not our own…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Markus BauerNote3mo ago
The Old Passes Into Silence
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. This is the promise that drew me to Christianity initially. I was broken. I'd fa...
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New Creation in Christ
Paul announces: 'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!' Not improvement. Replacement. I grew up thinking conversion meant getting better. Be...
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