^17 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(B)To the one who conquers I will give some of ^(C)the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with ^(D)a new name written on the stone ^(E)that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is ^(A)in Christ, he is ^(B)a new creation.^{[a] (C)}The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

⁸ for ^(A)at one time you were ^(B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^(C)Walk as children of light