2 Corinthians 5:17

17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:5:17 Or Christ, that person is a new creation. The old has gone, the new is here!

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new 5:17 Or creaturecreation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.5:17 Or a new creature The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

17When anyone lives in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone! The new is here!