Man, Old and New — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Biblical terms used to describe the state of man in relation to Christ. Human beings are created in the image of God and are made to have fellowship with him (Gn 1:26-27). God made known to Adam and Eve his will in a specific situation (2:15-17), yet they used the freedom of their will to disobey God’s command (3:1-7). So the human race is dead in sin (Rom 5:12-21; Eph 2:1-3). The sin of Adam and Eve has been passed on to all humanity (original sin). Born with the tendency toward sin (Ps 51:5), as soon as the age of moral responsibility is reached, individuals begin to commit their own sins. Paul uses the term “old man” to refer to this condition. The old man can keep certain parts of the law and do various good things. But no old man can ever do enough good things to earn his own salvation. The old man must be made into a new man or he will suffer the consequences of his sin. Only God can bring about that radical change. Human beings can only accept by faith God’s gracious gift.

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:26–27

OET-RV GEN 1:26

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every creature moving on the earth.”

OET-RV GEN 1:27

27 Then God created humankind in his image, yes, created in the image of God—male and female he created them.

OET-LV GEN 1:26

26 And_ god _he/it _said let _us _make humankind in_our_image according _to_our_likeness/pattern and_they _will _rule _over on/over_(a)_fish _of the_sea and_on/over_bird _of the_heavens and_on/over_cattle/livestock and_on/over_all the_earth/land and_on/over_all the_creeping _(thing) the_(one)_creeping on the_earth/land.

OET-LV GEN 1:27

27 And_ god _he/it _created DOM the_humankind in_his/its_image in_(the)_image god he _created DOM_him/it male and_female he _created DOM_them.

Show passage in OET: GEN 2:15–17

OET-RV GEN 2:15

15 Yahweh God took the man and put him in the garden at Eden to cultivate and maintain it

OET-RV GEN 2:16

16 and instructed him, “You can eat as much fruit as you want from any tree in the garden,

OET-RV GEN 2:17

17 but you mustn’t eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because the day you eat its fruit you’ll certainly die.”

OET-LV GEN 2:15

15 And_ YHWH god _he/it _took DOM the_humankind and_he/it _put_him/it in_garden of _ˊĒden to_work_her/it and_to_guard/attend _to_her/it.

OET-LV GEN 2:16

16 And_ YHWH god _he/it _commanded to the_humankind to_say from_all (the)_tree _of the_garden freely _(eat) you _will _eat.

OET-LV GEN 2:17

17 And_from_tree the_knowledge good and_bad/evil not you _must _eat from_him/it if/because in/on_day you(ms)_eat from_him/it surely _(die) you _will _die.

Show passage in OET: GEN 3:1–7

OET-RV GEN 3:1

3 Now the snake was the craftiest of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had created, and one day he asked the woman, “Did God really command you to not eat fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

OET-RV GEN 3:2

2 “No,” answered the woman, “we can eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden,

OET-RV GEN 3:3

3 except from the tree that is in the centre. He commanded us to not eat that fruit or even touch it, because if we do, we will die!”

OET-RV GEN 3:4

4 But the serpent said to the woman, “It’s not definite that you’ll die.

OET-RV GEN 3:5

5 Actually, God knows that as soon as you eat fruit from that tree, you’ll understand new things, so that you will know what’s right and what’s wrong just like God does.”

OET-RV GEN 3:6

6 The woman saw that the tree’s fruit looked good to eat and that the tree itself was very attractive, plus she wanted to eat the fruit so that it would make her wise. So she picked some of the fruit and ate it and she also gave some of it to her husband who was there with her, and he ate it too.

OET-RV GEN 3:7

7 Immediately they both had new understanding and they felt their nakedness. So they sewed some fig leaves together and made skirts for themselves.

OET-LV GEN 3:1

3 And_the_snake it _was crafty from_all (the)_animal _of the_field which YHWH god he _had _made and_he/it _said to the_woman also if/because god did _he _say not you(pl)_must _eat from_all (the)_tree _of the_garden.

OET-LV GEN 3:2

2 And_ the_woman _she/it _said to the_snake from _the_fruit of _the _tree[s]_of the_garden we _will _eat.

OET-LV GEN 3:3

3 And_from_fruit the_tree which in _the_middle the_garden god he _said not you(pl)_must _eat from_him/it and_not you(pl)_will _touch in/on/over_him/it lest you(pl)_will _die_(emph).

OET-LV GEN 3:4

4 And_ the_snake _he/it _said to the_woman not surely _(die) you(pl)_will _die_(emph).

OET-LV GEN 3:5

5 If/because god is_knowing if/because _that in/on_day you(pl)_to _eat from_it and_ your(pl)_eyes _they _will _be _opened and_you(pl)_will _be like_ʼElohīm (ones)_knowing (of)_good and_bad/evil.

OET-LV GEN 3:6

6 And_ the_woman _she/it _saw if/because _that was_good the_tree for_food and_that was_a _delight it to/for_both _eyes and_ the_tree _was _desirable to_make _wise/intelligent and_she/it _took from_its_fruit and_she/it _ate and_she/it _gave also to_her_husband with_her/it and_he/it _ate.

OET-LV GEN 3:7

7 And_ the _eyes _of both _of_them _they _were _opened and_they _knew if/because _that were_naked they and_they _sewed leafage _of fig _tree and_they _made to/for_them loin _coverings.

Show passage in OET: ROM 5:12–21

OET-RV ROM 5:12

12 Sin came into the world through one man, and death came as a result of sin, so death spread to everyone because everyone has disobeyed God.

OET-RV ROM 5:13

13 Sin was in the world before Mosheh’s (Moses’) law, but it wasn’t being charged against them, because the law had not yet been given.

OET-RV ROM 5:14

14 But death reigned from Adam’s time until Mosheh’s time, even over those who didn’t sin in the way that Adam did—Adam who was a pattern of the messiah who would eventually come.

OET-RV ROM 5:15

15 But the gift is not like the disobedience, because if the disobedience of one man introduced death for many, God’s generosity and the gift that comes from that generosity is much more. That gift is the one man Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah, who’s been given to very many people.

OET-RV ROM 5:16

16 It only took one man who disobeyed to lead to condemnation, and one act of disobedience to lead to judgement, but the gift is to bring guiltlessness despite many acts of disobedience.

OET-RV ROM 5:17

17 Because if the disobedience of one man led to death reigning over us through that one man, how much more will the ones receiving an abundance of generosity and the gift of righteousness be reigning in life through the one man Yeshua Messiah.

OET-RV ROM 5:18

18 So just as one act of disobedience led all people to condemnation, so also one action brought all people to guiltlessness and hence to life.

OET-RV ROM 5:19

19 The disobedience of one man caused many people to be made sinners, so also the obedience of one man caused many people to be made guiltless.

OET-RV ROM 5:20

20 The law was introduced so that acts of disobedience would be plentiful, but where sin has been plentiful, generosity has overflowed,

OET-RV ROM 5:21

21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also generosity now reigns through righteousness, leading to eternal life through our master Yeshua Messiah.

OET-LV ROM 5:12

12 Because _of this, as by one man the sin into the world came _in, and by the sin the death, also thus to all people the death passed _through, because/for that all sinned,

OET-LV ROM 5:13

13 for/because until the_law, sin was in world, but sin not is _being _imputed, not being the_law.

OET-LV ROM 5:14

14 But reigned the death from Adam/(ʼĀdām) until Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh), even over the ones not having _sinned in the likeness of _the transgression of _Adam, who is a_pattern of _the one coming.

OET-LV ROM 5:15

15 But not like the transgression, thus also is the gift.
For/Because if by _the of _the one man transgression, the many died _off, by _much more the grace of_ the _god and the gift in grace, which is of _the one man, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah, to the many been _plentiful.

OET-LV ROM 5:16

16 And not as by one man having _sinned, the gift, the for on _one _hand judgement of one transgression, to condemnation, on _the _other _hand the the_gift of many transgressions, to just _act.

OET-LV ROM 5:17

17 For/Because if by _the of _the one man transgression, the death reigned by the one man, by _much more the ones the abundance the of _grace and of _the gift of_ the _righteousness receiving, in life will _be _reigning, by the one man, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah.

OET-LV ROM 5:18

18 Therefore consequently as by one transgression, to all people to condemnation, thus also by one just _act, to all people for justification of _life.

OET-LV ROM 5:19

19 For/Because as by the one disobedience of _the man, sinners were _appointed the many, thus also by the obedience of _the one man, righteous will _be _being _appointed the many.

OET-LV ROM 5:20

20 And the_law slipped _in, in _order _that may _be _plentiful the transgression, but where been _plentiful the sin, overflowed the grace,

OET-LV ROM 5:21

21 in _order _that as reigned the sin in the death, thus also the grace may _reign through righteousness, to life eternal through Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah the master of _us.

Show passage in OET: EPH 2:1–3

OET-RV EPH 2:1

2 You all were dead due to your disobedience and the path of sinning

OET-RV EPH 2:2

2 that you once walked along when you followed the trends of this world which in turn come from the ruler of the invisible powers—he’s the spirit that works in the children of disobedience.

OET-RV EPH 2:3

3 In the past, we also lived like them inside our fleshly lusts and then living out those desires and fantasies, and so we were children deserving strong anger just like everyone else.

OET-LV EPH 2:1

2 And you _all being dead in _the transgressions and the sins of _you _all,

OET-LV EPH 2:2

2 in which once you _all _walked, according _to the age of_ the this _world, according _to the ruler of _the authority of _the air, the spirit which now working _in in the sons of_ the _disbelief,

OET-LV EPH 2:3

3 among whom also we all were _conducted once in the desires of _the flesh of _us, doing the desires of _the flesh and of _its minds, and we _were children by _nature of _severe _anger, as even the rest.

Show passage in OET: PSA 51:5

OET-RV PSA 51:5

5 Yes, I was born in iniquity.
⇔ ≈ As soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.

OET-LV PSA 51:7

7  HERE in_iniquity I _was _brought _forth and_in_sin she_conceived _me mother _of_my.

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David, in Psalm 51, cries out for God to take away the guilt of his sins. In verse 10 he pleads, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me” (rsv). God promises in Ezekiel 11:19, 18:31, and 36:26 to give repentant sinners a new heart and a new spirit. In Romans 6:5-11 Paul shows how the old nature has been crucified with Christ, so he can conclude, “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus” (6:11). In Ephesians 4:22-24 and Colossians 3:9-10 he shows the believer that he has put off the old man and put on the new man. Jesus speaks of this radical transformation as being born anew—not a second physical birth, as Nicodemus thought, but a spiritual birth (Jn 3:6). Only the grace of God can change the old man into the new man. The old man accepts God’s gracious gift by faith, but even that faith is a gift of God (Eph 2:8). The new man becomes a child of God. He does not immediately become perfect. He must fight against sin throughout this life as he strives to come closer and closer to the ideal of perfect holiness. He will attain that perfection only in the resurrection to come (1 Cor 15:42-45), when all things are made new (Rv 21:5).