What does 2 Corinthians 5:17 mean?

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) reads: "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." — This verse is from 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. Read the full in-depth commentary at thelivingsword.org/commentary/2-corinthians/5/17.

What is the context of 2 Corinthians 5:17?

2 Corinthians 5:17 is found in 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17. 2 Corinthians is part of the New Testament. Read the full chapter at thelivingsword.org/read/2-corinthians/5.

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:17 — The Living Sword

Q: What does "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old…" mean in the Bible?

This is 2 Corinthians 5:17 from the King James Version. Read the full in-depth commentary and application notes at The Living Sword Bible: thelivingsword.org/commentary/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.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (King James Version)

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2 Corinthians 5:17 is verse 17 of chapter 5 in the Book of 2 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. In the King James Version (1611), it reads: “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 (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." 2 Corinthians 5:17 appears in the Book of 2 Corinthians, New Testament, chapter 5, verse 17. The Book of 2 Corinthians was written by Habakkuk the prophet (c. 610–605 BC). Habakkuk is one of the most unusual prophetic books — written as a dialogue between the prophet and God. Habakkuk opens with a complaint: 'How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen?' God's answer — that he is raising up Babylon to judge Judah — only deepens the prophet's confusion: 'How can you use a nation more wicked than Judah to punish us?' God's second answer contains the ve Key themes in 2 Corinthians include: faith, doubt, theodicy, justice, the righteous live by faith. To study 2 Corinthians 5:17 in depth — including word-by-word analysis in the original Greek, cross-references, multiple translations (KJV, WEB, Geneva, ASV, YLT, Darby), and AI-powered commentary — visit The Living Sword Bible at thelivingsword.org.

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