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

若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。

所以，若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。

所以，若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。

若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，看啊，一切都更新了。

如果有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已经过去，你看，都变成新的了！

因此，如果有人在基督里，他就是新造的人；旧的已经过去，看哪，新的已经来临。

若有人在基督裏，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。

所以，若有人在基督裏，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。

所以，若有人在基督裏，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。

若有人在基督裡，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，看啊，一切都更新了。

如果有人在基督裡，他就是新造的人，舊事已經過去，你看，都變成新的了！

所以人若在基督裏，他就是新創造的人：舊生活已經過去，新生活開始了！

因此，如果有人在基督裡，他就是新造的人；舊的已經過去，看哪，新的已經來臨。

是以在基督中者、乃為新造之人、舊事已逝、諸事更新矣、

宗基督者、是為新造之人、往事已非、諸事更新、

是故人在基督、則為新造之人、舊事已逝、一切更新、

凡處於基督懷中者皆為再造之人；舊事已逝、萬象更新；

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.

Therefore if any man[ be] in Christ,[ he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away– look, what is new has come!

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

I will give you new hearts. I will give you a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove your stubborn hearts from you. I will give you hearts that obey me.

You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray.You were taught to be made new in your thinking.You were taught to start living a new life. It is created to be truly good and holy, just as God is.

“ Forget the things that happened in the past. Do not keep on thinking about them.I am about to do something new. It is beginning to happen even now. Don’t you see it coming? I am going to make a way for you to go through the desert. I will make streams of water in the dry and empty land.

Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”

God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you.

I will give my people hearts that are completely committed to me. I will give them a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove their stubborn hearts from them. And I will give them hearts that obey me.

You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God’s right hand.Think about things that are in heaven. Don’t think about things that are only on earth.You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God.Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven’s glory.So put to death anything that comes from sinful desires. Get rid of sexual sins and impure acts. Don’t let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil desires. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods.God’s anger is going to come because of these things.That’s the way you lived at one time in your life.But now here are the kinds of things you must also get rid of. You must get rid of anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths.Don’t lie to one another. You have gotten rid of your old way of life and its habits.You have started living a new life. Your knowledge of how that life should have the Creator’s likeness is being made new.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus are no longer under God’s judgment.

Circumcision and uncircumcision don’t mean anything. What really counts is that the new creation has come.

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

But you are not ruled by the power of sin. Instead, the Holy Spirit rules over you. This is true if the Spirit of God lives in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Christ.If Christ lives in you, you will live. Though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life. The Spirit does this because you have been made right with God.

Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God’s wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free.

Get rid of all the evil things you have done. Let me give you a new heart and a new spirit. Then you will be faithful to me. Why should you die, people of Israel?

Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

By being baptized, we were buried with Christ into his death. Christ has been raised from the dead by the Father’s glory. And like Christ we also can live a new life.By being baptized, we have been joined with him in a death like his. So we will certainly also be joined with him in a resurrection like his.We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our bodies that were ruled by sin would lose their power. So we are no longer slaves of sin.

“ I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

I thought things like that were really something great. But now I consider them to be nothing because of Christ.Even more, I consider everything to be nothing compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. To know him is worth much more than anything else. Because of him I have lost everything. But I consider all of it to be garbage so I can know Christ better.I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.

So from now on we don’t look at anyone the way the world does. At one time we looked at Christ in that way. But we don’t anymore.

He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.

Jesus answered,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom unless they are born with water and the Holy Spirit.

Through his body on the cross, Christ set aside the law with all its commands and rules. He planned to create one new people out of Jews and Gentiles. He wanted to make peace between them.

There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.

On that day you will realize that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me, and I am in you.

I saw“ a new heaven and a new earth.”( Isaiah 65:17) The first heaven and the first earth were completely gone. There was no longer any sea.I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said,“ Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God.‘ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death.’( Isaiah 25:8) And there will be no more sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be.”He who was sitting on the throne said,“ I am making everything new!” Then he said,“ Write this down. You can trust these words. They are true.”

“ I will create new heavens and a new earth. The things that have happened before will not be remembered. They will not even enter your minds.So be glad and full of joy forever because of what I will create. I will cause others to take delight in Jerusalem. They will be filled with joy when they see its people.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.

But now we have died to what used to control us. We have been set free from the law. Now we serve in the new way of the Holy Spirit. We no longer serve in the old way of the written law.

I will be in them, just as you are in me. This is so that they may be brought together perfectly as one. Then the world will know that you sent me. It will also show the world that you have loved those you gave me, just as you have loved me.

“ If you make a tree good, its fruit will be good. If you make a tree bad, its fruit will be bad. You can tell a tree by its fruit.

Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.Live like this as you look forward to the day of God. Living like this will make the day come more quickly. On that day fire will destroy the heavens. Its heat will melt everything in them.But we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. Godliness will live there. All this is in keeping with God’s promise.

Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

“ People don’t sew a patch of new cloth on old clothes. The new piece will pull away from the old. That will make the tear worse.People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst. The wine will run out, and the wineskins will be destroyed. No, people pour new wine into new wineskins. Then both are saved.”

God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. He did not hold people’s sins against them. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him.

They will say,‘ The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong.’ ” All those who have been angry with the Lord will come to him. And they will be put to shame.But the Lord will save all the people of Israel. And so they will boast about the Lord.

But the Lord will save Israel. He will save them forever. They will never be put to shame or dishonored. That will be true for all time to come.

It will not be like the covenant I made with their people of long ago. That was when I took them by the hand. I led them out of Egypt. My new covenant will be different because they didn’t remain faithful to my old covenant. So I turned away from them, announces the Lord.This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds. I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.People will not teach their neighbor anymore. They will not say to one another,‘ Know the Lord.’ That’s because everyone will know me. From the least important to the most important, all of them will know me.I will forgive their evil ways. I will not remember their sins anymore.”( Jeremiah 31:31–34)God called this covenant“ new.” So he has done away with the first one. And what is out of date and has been done away with will soon disappear.

When I was a child, I talked like a child. I thought like a child. I had the understanding of a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

Greet all God’s people. They belong to Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings.

I know a believer in Christ who was taken up to the third heaven 14 years ago. I don’t know if his body was taken up or not. Only God knows.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews. They have been in prison with me. They are leaders among the apostles. They became believers in Christ before I did.

Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet the believers who live in the house of Narcissus.