2 Corinthians 5:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

Cross References

Psalm 51:10

Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel, I, the LORD, will always keep you safe and free from shame.

Ezekiel 11:19

Then I will take away your stubbornness and make you eager to be completely faithful to me. You will want to obey me

Ezekiel 18:31

Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins?

Ezekiel 36:26

I will take away your stubborn heart and give you a new heart and a desire to be faithful. You will have only pure thoughts,

Matthew 12:33

A good tree produces only good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Luke 5:38

New wine must be put only into new wineskins.

John 14:20

Then you will know that I am one with the Father. You will know that you are one with me, and I am one with you.

John 15:2

He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.

John 15:5

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.

John 17:23

I am one with them, and you are one with me, so that they may become completely one. Then this world's people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.

John 3:3

Jesus replied, “I tell you for certain that you must be born from above before you can see God's kingdom!”

John 3:5

Jesus answered: I tell you for certain that before you can get into God's kingdom, you must be born not only by water, but by the Spirit.

Romans 16:10

Greet Apelles, a faithful servant of Christ. Greet Aristobulus and his family.

Romans 16:11

Greet Herodion, who is a relative of mine. Greet Narcissus and the others in his family, who have faith in the Lord.

Romans 16:3

Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila. They have not only served Christ Jesus together with me,

Romans 16:7

Greet my relatives Andronicus and Junias, who were in jail with me. They are highly respected by the apostles and were followers of Christ before I was.

Romans 16:9

Greet Urbanus, who serves Christ along with us. Greet my dear friend Stachys.

Romans 7:6

But the Law no longer rules over us. We are like dead people, and it cannot have any power over us. Now we can serve God in a new way by obeying his Spirit, and not in the old way by obeying the written Law.

Romans 8:1

If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

1 Corinthians 13:11

When we were children, we thought and reasoned as children do. But when we grew up, we stopped our childish ways.

2 Corinthians 12:2

I know about one of Christ's followers who was taken up into the third heaven fourteen years ago. I don't know if the man was still in his body when it happened, but God certainly knows.

2 Corinthians 5:16

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in that way.

2 Corinthians 5:19

What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And he has given us the work of sharing his message about peace.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so that Christ could make us acceptable to God.

Galatians 3:28

Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman.

Galatians 5:6

If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.

Galatians 6:15

It doesn't matter if you are circumcised or not. All that matters is that you are a new person.

Ephesians 2:10

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

Ephesians 2:15

to destroy the Law of Moses with all its rules and commands. He even brought Jews and Gentiles together as though we were only one person, when he united us in peace.

Philippians 4:21

Give my greetings to all who are God's people because of Christ Jesus. The Lord's followers here with me send you their greetings.