New — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

That which has just been made or come into existence—often replacing that which already existed, thereby turning the old into new.

That the second part of the Bible is called the New Testament indicates how fundamental the idea of “new” is to biblical revelation. Many key theological expressions incorporate the idea: new creation (2 Cor 5:17), new birth (Jn 3:3), new man (Eph 2:15; Col 3:10), new commandment (Jn 13:34), new covenant (Jer 31:31), new life (Rom 6:4), and various others.

Show passage in OET: CO2 5:17

OET-RV CO2 5:17

17 So then if anyone is in Messiah, they’re a new creation—the old has gone, and wow, it’s now become new!

OET-LV CO2 5:17

17 So _then if anyone is in chosen _one /messiah, a_new creation he _is, the ancient things passed _away, see, it _has _become new.

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:3

OET-RV JHN 3:3

3 Yeshua responded, “I’ll tell you frankly that no one can get to see God’s kingdom unless he’s reborn.”

OET-LV JHN 3:3

3 Yaʸsous answered and said to _him:
Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you, if anyone not may _be _born again, he _is_ not _able to _see the kingdom of_ the _god.

Show passage in OET: EPH 2:15

OET-RV EPH 2:15

15 having declared the old commands to be now void so that Yehudim and non-Jews can now be peaceably united.

OET-LV EPH 2:15

15 having _nullified the law of _the commands in decrees, in _order _that the two he _may _create in himself into one new man, making peace,

Show passage in OET: COL 3:10

OET-RV COL 3:10

10 So ‘dress’ in the ‘new person’ who’s renewed with the knowledge of being in the image of the creator,

OET-LV COL 3:10

10 and having _dressed _in the new man, which being _renewed in knowledge, according _to the_image of _the one having _created him,

Show passage in OET: JHN 13:34

OET-RV JHN 13:34

34 I’m giving you a new command—you need to love each other. The way that I loved all of you is how you should love each other.

OET-LV JHN 13:34

34 I _am _giving to _you _all a_ new _command, that you _all _may _be _loving one _another, as I _loved you _all, that also you _all may _be _loving one _another.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:31

OET-RV JER 31:31

31 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I’ll make a new agreement with the people of Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah).

OET-LV JER 31:31

31 HERE days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) a _covenant new.

Show passage in OET: ROM 6:4

OET-RV ROM 6:4

4 Therefore we were buried with him through the immersion into death, so that just as Messiah was brought back to life by the father’s power, so too we can live a new life.

OET-LV ROM 6:4

4 Therefore we _were _buried _with with _him through the immersion into the death, in _order _that as was _raised chosen _one /messiah from dead by the glory of _the father, thus also we in newness of _life may _walk.

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The totality of the expectation of the new is best expressed in Jeremiah and Ezekiel and in the reference in the Psalter to the “new song” to be given to the people to sing (e.g., Pss 33:3; 40:3; 149:1; cf., also Is 42:10). Jeremiah speaks of the day when God will make a new covenant with the house of Israel (Jer 31:31-34; cf. Ez 34:25-31; 37:26-28). In contrast with the old, this new covenant will be written upon the heart—that is, it will be internalized. Similarly Ezekiel (Ez 36:22-32) tells of the day when God, as an expression of his own holiness, will cleanse his people and will give a heart of flesh in place of the heart of stone. This will usher in the age of the Spirit and will bring about a new existence, characterized by security and freedom, in which the laws of God are carried out. The supreme feature of this new time is the new spirit within them (Ez 11:19). Joel speaks also of that day when the Spirit of God will be poured out on all flesh (Jl 2:28). Isaiah 65:17 states the promise of “new heavens and a new earth,” words that often reflect national circumstances and hopes (for example, after the exile). However, they came to take on new eschatological significance beyond the hope of the nation Israel.

Show passage in OET: PSA 33:3

OET-RV PSA 33:3

3 Sing a new song to him.
⇔ ≈ Play skillfully and with loud shouts,

OET-LV PSA 33:3

3 Sing to_him/it a _song new do _well to _play with_a _shout _of _joy.

Show passage in OET: PSA 40:3

OET-RV PSA 40:3

3 He’s given me a new song to sing, praise to our god.
⇔ Many will see it and honour him
⇔ ≈ and will trust in Yahweh.

OET-LV PSA 40:4

4  And_he/it _gave in_mouth _of_my a _song new praise to_god _of_our many_people they _will _see and_they _will _fear and_they _will _trust in_YHWH.

Show passage in OET: PSA 149:1

OET-RV PSA 149:1

149 Praise Yahweh.
⇔ Sing a new song to Yahweh.
⇔ Praise him in the assembly of the faithful ones.

OET-LV PSA 149:1

149 Praise Yah sing to/for_YHWH a _song new praise _of_his in_the_assembly _of faithful_people.

Show passage in OET: ISA 42:10

OET-RV ISA 42:10

10 Sing a new song for Yahweh—praising him from the end of the earth.
⇔ Those who go down to the sea and everything that fills it.
⇔ You islands and their inhabitants.

OET-LV ISA 42:10

10 Sing to/for_YHWH a _song new praise _of_his from_the _end _of the_earth/land Oh_you(pl)_who_go _down _of the_sea and_what _of_fills _it Oh _islands and_inhabitants _of_their.

Show passage in OET: JER 31:31–34

OET-RV JER 31:31

31 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when I’ll make a new agreement with the people of Yisrael (Israel) and Yehudah (Judah).

OET-RV JER 31:32

32 It won’t be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors at the time when I took hold of their hand to bring them out from Mitsrayim (Egypt), when they broke my agreement even though I was a husband to them. That is Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV JER 31:33

33 Yes, Yahweh declares that this is the agreement that I’ll make with the Israeli people after that time: I’ll put my law inside them—writing it on their heart, and I will be their god, and they will be a people for me.

OET-RV JER 31:34

34 Then each man will no longer teach his neighbour or his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh’, because all of them will know me—from the smallest of them to the greatest, because I’ll forgive their disobedience, and I won’t remember their wickedness any longer.

OET-LV JER 31:31

31 HERE days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) a _covenant new.

OET-LV JER 31:32

32 Not like_covenant which I _made with ancestors _of_their in/on_day I_took _hold on_hand _of_their to_bring_them _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) who they they _broke DOM covenant _of_my and_I I _was _a _husband over_them the _utterance _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 31:33

33 If/because this is_the_covenant which I _will _make with the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) after the_days the_those the _utterance _of YHWH I _will _put DOM law _of_my in_their _inner _of_being and_on heart _of_their I_will _write _it and_I _will _be to/for_them (into)_god and_they they _will _become to_me (into)_a_people.

OET-LV JER 31:34

34 And_not they _will _teach again each DOM his/its_neighbour and_each DOM his/its_brother to_say know DOM YHWH if/because of _them _of_all they _will _know me (to)_from_their _of_little and_unto their _of_great the _utterance _of YHWH if/because I _will _forgive (to)_iniquity _of_their and_(to)_sin _of_their not I _will _remember again.

Show passage in OET: EZE 34:25–31

OET-RV EZE 34:25

25 Then I’ll make a peace treaty with them and remove the wild animals from the land, so that they’ll be able to live securely in the wilderness and sleep safely in the forests.

OET-RV EZE 34:26

26 I’ll also bless both them and the places around my hill, and send out showers in the right season—they’ll be showers of blessing.

OET-RV EZE 34:27

27 Then the trees in the countryside will produce their fruit, the soil will yield its produce, and my sheep will be secure in their land. When I break off the ties holding the yoke onto their necks, and when I rescue them from the control of those who enslaved them, then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.

OET-RV EZE 34:28

28 They’ll no longer be plunder for the other nations, and the wild animals on the land will no longer devour them. Then they’ll live securely, and no one will make them afraid.

OET-RV EZE 34:29

29 I’ll provide a land for them that’s known for its crops, so they won’t be victims of famine, and they won’t be mocked by other nations.

OET-RV EZE 34:30

30 Then they’ll know that I, Yahweh their god, am with them. The Israeli people are my people. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV EZE 34:31

31 You are my sheep, the flock of my pasture, and my people, and I am your god. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 34:25

25 And_I _will _make to/for_them a _covenant _of peace and_I _will _cause _to _cease animal[s] wild from the_earth/land and_they _will _dwell in_wilderness to_security and_they _will _sleep in_forests.

OET-LV EZE 34:26

26 And_I _will _make them and_around _of hill _of_my a _blessing and_I _will _bring _down the_rain at_its _appropriate _of_time rains _of blessing they _will _be.

OET-LV EZE 34:27

27 And_ the _tree[s]_of the_field _he/it _gave DOM fruit _of_its and_the_earth it _will _give produce _of_its and_they _will _be on land _of_their _own to_security and_they _will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH when_break_I DOM the _bars _of their _yoke _of_their and_I_will _deliver _them from_the _hand _of those _who_laboured by_them.

OET-LV EZE 34:28

28 And_not they _will _be again spoil for_nations and_the _animal[s]_of the_earth/land not it_will _devour _them and_they _will _dwell to_security and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies.

OET-LV EZE 34:29

29 And_I _will _establish to/for_them a _planting _place for_name and_not they _will _be again those _who _are_gathered _of famine on _the_earth and_not they _will _bear again the _insult _of the_nations.

OET-LV EZE 34:30

30 And_they _will _know if/because _that I YHWH god _of_their with_them and_they people _of_are_my the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

OET-LV EZE 34:31

31 And_you(pl) flock _of_are_my the _flock _of my _pasture _of_my human[s] you(pl) I god _of_am_your(pl) the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: EZE 37:26–28

OET-RV EZE 37:26

26 I’ll establish a peace treaty with them—a never-ending agreement with them. I’ll establish them and multiply them and put my sacred place among them forever.

OET-RV EZE 37:27

27 My residence will be with them—I’ll be their god, and they’ll be my people.

OET-RV EZE 37:28

28 Then the other nations will know that I am Yahweh who sets Yisrael apart, when my sacred place is permanently among them.’ ”

OET-LV EZE 37:26

26 And_I _will _make to/for_them a _covenant _of peace a _covenant _of perpetuity it _will _be them and_I_will _give _them and_I _will _increase them and_I _will _put DOM sanctuary _of_my among_them forever_perpetuity.

OET-LV EZE 37:27

27 And_it _was place _of_my _dwelling with_them and_I _will _be to/for_them (into)_god and_they they _will _become to_me (into)_a_people.

OET-LV EZE 37:28

28 And_ the_nations _they _will _know if/because _that I YHWH am_sanctifying DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) when_ sanctuary _of_my _is among_them forever_perpetuity.

Show passage in OET: EZE 36:22–32

OET-RV EZE 36:22

22 Therefore tell the Israeli people that the master Yahweh says this: I’m not doing this for the sake of you Israeli people, but for my sacred name, which you’ve profaned among the nations everywhere you’ve gone.

OET-RV EZE 36:23

23 My great name, which you people have profaned among the nations, I’ll make holy even among the nations where you profaned it. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh, when they see you recognise my holiness. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-RV EZE 36:24

24 I’ll take you back out of those nations and gather you from every land, and I’ll bring you into your land.

OET-RV EZE 36:25

25 Then I’ll sprinkle pure water on you so you’ll be cleaned from all of your impurities, and I’ll purify you from all your idols.

OET-RV EZE 36:26

26 I’ll give you people a new heart and a new spirit in your innermost parts, and I’ll take the stony heart away from your bodies and replace it with a heart of flesh.

OET-RV EZE 36:27

27 I’ll put my spirit in you and enable you Israelis to follow my instructions and keep my regulations.

OET-RV EZE 36:28

28 Then you’ll inhabit the land that I gave to your ancestors—you’ll be my people and I’ll be your god.

OET-RV EZE 36:29

29 I’ll save you from all of your uncleanness, and then I’ll summon the grain and multiply it—I’ll no longer assign famine to you.

OET-RV EZE 36:30

30 I’ll multiply the fruit on the trees and the produce from the soil so that you’ll no longer be shamed by other nations seeing you suffering famine.

OET-RV EZE 36:31

31 Then you’ll think about your wicked customs and your activities that weren’t good, and your faces will display your loathing of your own sins and your disgusting habits.

OET-RV EZE 36:32

32 But make sure you know this: I’m not doing all that for your sake, so you Israeli people should be ashamed and disgraced because of your behaviour. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-LV EZE 36:22

22 For_so/thus/hence say to_the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus my_master YHWH he _says not for_your(pl)_sake I am_about _to _act Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because (if) for_the _name _of my _holiness _of_my which you(pl)_have _profaned among_nations where you(pl)_have _gone there.

OET-LV EZE 36:23

23 And_I _will _show _holy DOM name _of_my (the)_great which_has _been_profaned among_nations which you(pl)_have _profaned among_them and_ the_nations _they _will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH the _utterance _of my_master YHWH when_I_show _myself _holy by_you(pl) to_eyes _of_their.

OET-LV EZE 36:24

24 And_I _will _take you(pl) from the_nations and_I _will _gather you(pl) from_all the_lands and_I _will _bring you(pl) into land _of_your(pl)_own.

OET-LV EZE 36:25

25 And_I _will _sprinkle on_you(pl) water pure and_you(pl)_will _be _pure from_all uncleanness(es)_of_your(pl) and_from_all _of idols _of_your(pl) I _will _purify you(pl).

OET-LV EZE 36:26

26 And_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _heart new and_spirit new I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _remove DOM the _heart _of (the)_stone from_flesh _of_your(pl) and_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _heart _of flesh.

OET-LV EZE 36:27

27 And_DOM my_breath/wind/spirit I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _bring _about DOM which/who in_regulations _of_my you(pl)_will _walk and_judgements _of_my you(pl)_will _keep and_you(pl)_will _do_them.

OET-LV EZE 36:28

28 And_you(pl)_will _dwell on _the_earth which I _gave to_ancestors _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_will _be to_me (into)_a_people and_I I _will _become to/for_you(pl) (into)_god.

OET-LV EZE 36:29

29 And_I _will _save you(pl) from_all uncleanness(es)_of_your(pl) and_I _will _summon (to) the_grain and_I _will _increase DOM_him/it and_not I _will _give to_you(pl) famine.

OET-LV EZE 36:30

30 And_I _will _increase DOM the _fruit _of the_tree and_the _produce _of the_field so _that that not you(pl)_may _receive again the_reproach _of famine among_nations.

OET-LV EZE 36:31

31 And_you(pl)_will _remember DOM ways _of_your(pl) (the)_evil and_deeds _of_your(pl) which not were_good and_you(pl)_will _feel _loathing at_faces _of_your(pl) on iniquities _of_your(pl) and_on abominations _of_your(pl).

OET-LV EZE 36:32

32 Not for_your(pl)_sake I am_about _to _act the _utterance _of my_master YHWH let _it _be _known to/for_you(pl) be _ashamed and_be _humiliated from_ways _of_your(pl) Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: EZE 11:19

OET-RV EZE 11:19

19 and I’ll give them one heart, and I’ll put a new spirit in them. I’ll take the rock-hard heart out of them and give them a tender heart,

OET-LV EZE 11:19

19 And_I _will _give to/for_them a _heart one and_spirit new I _will _put in_your _inner _of_being and_I _will _remove the _heart _of (the)_stone from_flesh _of_their and_I _will _give to/for_them a _heart _of flesh.

Show passage in OET: JOL 2:28

OET-RV JOL 2:28

28 And it will happen after that,
⇔ that I’ll pour out my spirit onto all peoples,
⇔ and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
⇔ Your elderly will dream dreams,
⇔ Your young people will see visions.

OET-LV JOL 3:1

3  And_it _was after thus I _will _pour _out DOM my_breath/wind/spirit on all _of flesh and_ sons _of_your(pl) and_daughters _of_your(pl) _they _will _prophesy your _old _of_men dreams they_will _dream men _of_your _young visions they _will _see.

Show passage in OET: ISA 65:17

OET-RV ISA 65:17

17 Listen, I’m about to create new skies and a new earth,
⇔ and then the previous things won’t be remembered or thought about

OET-LV ISA 65:17

17 If/because HERE_I am_about _to _create heavens new and_an _earth new and_not the _former_things they _will _be _remembered and_not they _will _come _up on a _heart.

Jump to OET PSA 33:3 section.

Jump to OET PSA 40:3 section.

Jump to OET PSA 149:1 section.

Jump to OET ISA 42:10 section.

Jump to OET JER 31:31–34 section.

Jump to OET EZE 34:25–31 section.

Jump to OET EZE 37:26–28 section.

Jump to OET EZE 36:22–32 section.

Jump to OET EZE 11:19 section.

Jump to OET JOL 2:28 section.

Jump to OET ISA 65:17 section.

The central proclamation of the presence of the kingdom in the world through Jesus is a declaration that the promised new age has broken into time in powerful ways. Jesus’ ministry is one of fulfillment; what has been promised by prophets has begun to take place. John the Baptist had prepared the way for the one who would bestow the promised Spirit. The giving of this Spirit is the giving of new life. Through faith in Christ, one is born anew (Jn 3:3-7). But Jesus had to die in order for this new life to be given. At the Last Supper the cup of wine Jesus shared with his disciples symbolized the blood of the new covenant (Mk 14:24).

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:3–7

OET-RV JHN 3:3

3 Yeshua responded, “I’ll tell you frankly that no one can get to see God’s kingdom unless he’s reborn.”

OET-RV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodemos questioned, “How can an adult be reborn? A person can’t just return into their mother’s womb and then get born a second time!”

OET-RV JHN 3:5

5 But Yeshua continued, “Honestly, I’m telling you: unless a person is born from both water and the spirit, they can’t enter God’s kingdom.

OET-RV JHN 3:6

6 Someone that’s born from a body is flesh and bone, but someone that’s born from God’s spirit is spiritual.

OET-RV JHN 3:7

7 So you shouldn’t be surprised that I told you that everyone needs to be reborn.

OET-LV JHN 3:3

3 Yaʸsous answered and said to _him:
Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you, if anyone not may _be _born again, he _is_ not _able to _see the kingdom of_ the _god.

OET-LV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodaʸmos is _saying to him:
How is_ a_person _able to _be _born, being old?
He _is_ not _able to _come _in into the womb of _the mother of _him secondly and to _be _born?

OET-LV JHN 3:5

5 Yaʸsous answered:
Truly, truly, I _am _telling to _you, if anyone not may _be _born of water and of_spirit, he _is_ not _able to _come _in into the kingdom the of_god.

OET-LV JHN 3:6

6 The thing having _been _born of the flesh, is flesh, and the thing having _been _born of the spirit, is spirit.

OET-LV JHN 3:7

7 You _may_ not _wonder that I _said to _you:
It _is _fitting you _all to _be _born again.

Show passage in OET: MRK 14:24

OET-RV MRK 14:24

24 saying, “That is the blood of my contract that will be poured out for many people.

OET-LV MRK 14:24

24 And he _said to _them:
This is the blood of _the covenant of _me, which being _poured _out for many.

Jump to OET JHN 3:3–7 section.

Jump to OET MRK 14:24 section.

The early church expressed this significance in varying metaphors. This “newness of life” is expressed sacramentally through baptism (Rom 6:4). The eucharistic cup is the new covenant through blood (1 Cor 11:25). An extended discourse on the old and new covenants shows that by the shedding of his blood Christ has become mediator of a new covenant (Heb 9:15); by his blood he has opened up a new and living way into the Holy Place (10:19-20). Paul restates the promise of Ezekiel for a heart of flesh (2 Cor 3:3), after which he gives an account of the ministry of the new covenant in contrast to the old. The church represents the appearance of the new age in the domain of the old.

Show passage in OET: CO1 11:25

OET-RV CO1 11:25

25 Similarly, after the dinner he took the cup and said, “This cup represents the new agreement which will be sealed by my blood. As often as you all celebrate, drink it in memory of me.”

OET-LV CO1 11:25

25 Likewise also the cup after the time to _dine saying:
This the cup the new covenant is in the my blood, this be _doing, as _often _as if you _all _may _be _drinking it, in the my remembrance.

Show passage in OET: HEB 9:15

OET-RV HEB 9:15

15 So because of that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) is the mediator of a new agreement, so that his death leads to the ransom payment for those who’ve disobeyed the first agreement, so that now those who are called can receive the eternal inheritance.

OET-LV HEB 9:15

15 And because _of this, of_a_covenant new the_mediator he _is, so _that death having _become for the_redemption of _the concerning the first covenant transgressions, the promise may _receive the ones having _been _called of _the eternal inheritance.

Show passage in OET: HEB 10:19–20

OET-RV HEB 10:19

19 Therefore brothers and sisters, we have confidence to enter the holy place by Yeshua’s (Jesus’; Grk. Yesus’) blood—

OET-RV HEB 10:20

20 a new and life-giving path that he initiated for us to go through the curtain, which is his flesh.

OET-LV HEB 10:19

19 Therefore having, brothers, confidence for the entrance of _the holy places by the blood of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa),

OET-LV HEB 10:20

20 which he _dedicated for _us a_way recent and living through the curtain, this is of _the flesh of _him,

Show passage in OET: CO2 3:3

OET-RV CO2 3:3

3 It shows that you who were served by us, are now Messiah’s letter that wasn’t written with ink but with God’s living spirit—not written on stone tablets but on people’s hearts.

OET-LV CO2 3:3

3 being _revealed that you _all _are a_letter of_chosen _one /messiah, having _been _served by us, having _been _inscribed not in _ink, but with_the_spirit of_god the_living, not on tablets stone, but on tablets of _hearts fleshy.

Jump to OET CO1 11:25 section.

Jump to OET HEB 9:15 section.

Jump to OET HEB 10:19–20 section.

Jump to OET CO2 3:3 section.

The one who comes to Christ by faith is declared a new person, a new creation, for whom the old has passed away (2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15). Jewish-Gentile hostility disappears in the resulting “new humanity” (Eph 2:15). All other social distinctions (such as male-female, slave-free) pass away in the new humanity created afresh in Christ Jesus (Col 3:10-11).

Show passage in OET: GAL 6:15

OET-RV GAL 6:15

15 because obeying Mosheh’s law is nothing, and not needing to obey it is nothing, but being a new creation is everything.

OET-LV GAL 6:15

15 For/Because neither circumcision is anything, nor uncircumcision, but new creation.

Show passage in OET: COL 3:10–11

OET-RV COL 3:10

10 So ‘dress’ in the ‘new person’ who’s renewed with the knowledge of being in the image of the creator,

OET-RV COL 3:11

11 where there’s no distinctions between ethnicities or religion, locals and foreigners, slaves or free, but Messiah is everything and in all of us.

OET-LV COL 3:10

10 and having _dressed _in the new man, which being _renewed in knowledge, according _to the_image of _the one having _created him,

OET-LV COL 3:11

11 where there _is not Hellaʸn and Youdaios, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Skuthaʸs, slave, free, but chosen _one /messiah is all things and in all things.

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The newness of a person in Christ is the foundation for NT ethics (Eph 4:24; Col 3:12). The new commandment (Jn 13:34; 1 Jn 2:8) is not really new (1 Jn 2:7), but now has new possibility and dimension by virtue of the power and pattern of Jesus. Though this new life is a gift of God, the process of being made new continues. Transformation by the renewing of the mind (Rom 12:2) brings realization of the will of God. Paul declares the inner man being renewed day by day (2 Cor 4:16).

Show passage in OET: EPH 4:24

OET-RV EPH 4:24

24 and so to remodel yourself as a godly person created to obey God and follow the pure truth.

OET-LV EPH 4:24

24 and to _dress _in the new person which according _to god, having _been _created in righteousness and devoutness of_ the _truth.

Show passage in OET: COL 3:12

OET-RV COL 3:12

12 So as holy people chosen and loved by God, ‘dress’ in: compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

OET-LV COL 3:12

12 Therefore as the_chosen of_ the _god, holy ones and having _been _loved, dress _in hearts of _compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

Show passage in OET: JN1 2:8

OET-RV JN1 2:8

8 Then again I am writing a new rule to you—a rule which is true in Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and in you all, because the darkness is already disappearing and the true light is already shining.

OET-LV JN1 2:8

8 In_contrast I _am _writing a_ new _command to _you _all, which is true in him and in you _all, because the darkness is _being _passed _away, and the the true light is_ already _shining.

Show passage in OET: JN1 2:7

OET-RV JN1 2:7

7 Dear friends, I’m not writing a new rule for you all, but reminding you of an old rule that you had from the beginning. This old rule is the message that you all heard.

OET-LV JN1 2:7

7 Beloved, I _am_ not _writing a_ new _command to _you _all, but an_ old _command, which you _all _were _having from the_beginning.
The the old command is the message that you _all _heard.

Show passage in OET: ROM 12:2

OET-RV ROM 12:2

2 Don’t conform to the norms of this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, then you’ll be able to accept and approve God’s good, pleasing, and perfect intentions.

OET-LV ROM 12:2

2 And not be _conforming to_ the _age this, but be _being _transformed by _the renewal of _the mind, in _order that to _be _approving you _all, what is the will of_ the _god, the good, and well _pleasing, and perfect.

Show passage in OET: CO2 4:16

OET-RV CO2 4:16

16 Because of that we’re not discouraged because even if our outer person is being ruined, our inner person is being renewed day by day

OET-LV CO2 4:16

16 Therefore not we _are _losing _heart, but if also the outside of _us person is _being _ruined, but the person inside of _us is _being _renewed by _day and day.

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As real as the new life of the believer may be, Scripture recognizes a tension between the new age that has come in history but is not yet fully realized. There is a projection to that time when all things are made new (Rv 21:5). With the end of the old, there is a new heaven and new earth. The new Jerusalem (v 2) “descends” as the dwelling place of God. The people of God receive a new name (3:12) as the former things pass away. To the redeemed of the Lord, a new song is given, the song of the Lamb slain from the very foundation of creation: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” The antiphonal song returns, “To him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might for ever and ever!” (5:12-13, rsv).