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.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
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 (ASV)
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
What this verse means
In Christ, the old life is genuinely over — new creation is a present-tense reality.
A short prayer
Lord, thank You for making me new. Let me live today as the new creation I am.
Read in context — 2 Corinthians 5
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.
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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”Revelation 21:4
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Romans 12:12
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”Romans 8:28