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 5:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:1713 words
ℹGreek 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…
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Markus BauerNote3mo agoThe 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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Adam SmithNote3mo agoNew 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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