2 Corinthians 5:17 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore if any man be in Christ, let him be a newe creature. Olde things are passed away: beholde, all things are become newe.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:15 Because we thus iudge, that if one be dead for all, then were all dead, and he died for all, that they which liue, shoulde not henceforth liue vnto themselues, but vnto him which died for them, and rose againe.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore, henceforth know we no man after the flesh, yea though wee had knowen Christ after the flesh, yet nowe henceforth know we him no more.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, let him be a newe creature. Olde things are passed away: beholde, all things are become newe.

2 Corinthians 5:18 And all things are of God, which hath reconciled vs vnto himselfe by Iesus Christ, and hath giuen vnto vs the ministerie of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:19 For God was in Christ, and reconciled the world to himselfe, not imputing their sinnes vnto them, and hath committed to vs the word of reconciliation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "therefore", "christ", "newe", "creature", "olde", "passed", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Wherefore henceforth know we no man after..." into verse 18's "And all things are of God which...", so "all things" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.