New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 5:11-17

11Therefore, knowing the 1fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are 2made manifest also in your consciences. 12We are not 3again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an 4occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. 13For if we 5are 6beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14For the love of Christ 7controls us, having concluded this, that 8one died for all, therefore all died; 15and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer 9live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

16Therefore from now on we recognize no one 10 11according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ 12according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17Therefore if anyone is 13in Christ, 14he is 15a new creature; 16the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 5:11 Heb 10:31; 12:29; Jude 23 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 5:11 2 Cor 4:2 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Cor 3:1 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 5:12 2 Cor 1:14; Phil 1:26 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 5:13 Lit were ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:13 Mark 3:21; 2 Cor 11:1, 16ff; 12:11 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Acts 18:5 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Rom 5:15; 6:6f; Gal 2:20; Col 3:3 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:15 Rom 14:7-9 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:16 John 8:15; 2 Cor 11:18; Phil 3:4 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e. by what he is in the flesh ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rom 16:7 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or there is a new creation ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:3; Rom 6:4; Gal 6:15 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Is 43:18f; 65:17; Eph 4:24; Rev 21:4f ↩

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