2 Corinthians 5:17 in Context
2 Corinthians 5:17 read in its full chapter context. See the verses before and after, plus historical setting and flow of thought.
"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 (KJV)
Where This Verse Sits
2 Corinthians 5:17 appears in 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17. Paul wrote this around AD 55-56. Corinth was a Roman colony known for moral corruption—the Greek verb 'korinthiazesthai' (to act like a Corinthian) meant to practice immorality. For Corinthian converts, becoming 'new creatures' wasn't metaphorical—it meant a radical break from deeply embedded cultural sin patterns.
The Verse Itself
"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 (KJV)
Flow of the Passage
To grasp 2 Corinthians 5:17 fully, read it inside the surrounding paragraph. The verses before set up the argument, and the verses after show its outworking. 2 Corinthians 5 as a whole carries forward the theme of identity, and this single verse is one beat in that larger movement.
Paul describes the radical transformation that occurs when someone trusts in Christ. Believers become new creations—their old identity passes away and everything becomes new.
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