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English Standard Version

To all who did receive Jesus, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:12

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

2 Corinthians 5:17

John 1 (English Standard Version)

9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)

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2 Corinthians 5 (English Standard Version)

14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

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To all those who accepted Jesus and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.

John 1:12

Anyone who is in Christ is a new being — what was old is gone, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17

John 1 (Free Bible Version)

9 The true light was coming into the world to give light to everyone.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
11 He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
12 But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
13 These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's decision, but born of God.
14 The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.
15 John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”

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2 Corinthians 5 (Free Bible Version)

14 Christ's love urges us on, because we're absolutely sure that he died for everyone, and so everyone died.
15 Christ died for everyone so that they shouldn't live any longer for themselves, but for him who died and rose again for them.
16 From now on we don't look at anyone from a human point of view. Even though we once viewed Christ this way, we don't do so any longer.
17 That's why anyone who is in Christ is a new being—what was old is gone, the new has come!
18 God did all this by changing us from enemies into friends through Christ. God gave us this same work of changing his enemies into his friends.
19 For God was in Christ bringing the world back from hostility to friendship with him, not counting anyone's sins against them, and giving us this message to change his enemies into his friends.
20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God is pleading through us: “Please, won't you come back and be God's friend?”

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