2 Corinthians 5:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ [^LSo; As a result] From ·this time [now] on we do not think of anyone ·as the world does [or from a merely human perspective; ^Laccording to the flesh]. [^LAlthough] In the past we thought of Christ ·as the world thinks [or as nothing more than a man; ^Laccording to the flesh], but we no longer think of him in that way. ¹⁷ If anyone belongs to Christ, ·there is a new creation [the new creation has arrived; or that person has become a new creation]. The old things have gone; [^Llook; ^Tbehold] ·everything is made new [the new has come]! ¹⁸ All this is from God, who through Christ ·made peace between us and [reconciled us to] himself, and gave us the ·work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with him [^Lministry/service of reconciliation].