New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 5:11-17

11Therefore, knowing the 1fear of the Lord, we persuade people, but we are well known to God; and I hope that we are also 2well known in your consciences. 12We are not commending ourselves to you 3again, but are giving you an 4opportunity 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 have 5lost our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14For the love of Christ 6controls us, having concluded this, that 7one died for all, therefore all died; 15and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer 8live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf.

16Therefore from now on we recognize no one 9 10by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17Therefore if anyone is 11in Christ, this person is 12a new 13creation; 14the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

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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 Mark 3:21; 2 Cor 11:1, 16ff; 12:11 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Acts 18:5 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Rom 5:15; 6:6f; Gal 2:20; Col 3:3 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 5:15 Rom 14:7-9 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 5:16 I.e., by what one is in the flesh ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 5:16 John 8:15; 2 Cor 11:18; Phil 3:4 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Rom 16:7 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 3:3; Rom 6:4; Gal 6:15 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Or creature ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Is 43:18f; 65:17; Eph 4:24; Rev 21:4f ↩

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