and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Parallel translations
- WEB and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- KJV And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
- NKJV and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
- NASB and have put on the new self, which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created it—
- NLT Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
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They have put on the new self, which is being renewed in the image of its Creator. Christians are being progressively remade to reflect God.
Overview
Having taken off the old self, believers 'have put on the new man,' a new self created in union with Christ. This new self 'is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,' restoring the divine image marred by the fall. Sanctification is God's ongoing work of conforming us to Christ, in whom that image is perfectly seen.
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- Eph 4:23–24to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
- Rom 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Eph 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 2 Cor 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Col 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Ezek 11:19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Ezek 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Col 3:14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
- Rom 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- 1 Jn 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
- 1 Jn 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
- Rom 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Eph 2:15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Ezek 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
- 1 Pet 1:14–15As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
- Gal 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
- 2 Cor 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Gen 1:26–27Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Rom 13:12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Rev 21:5And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
- Isa 52:1Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- 1 Cor 15:53–54For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
- Gal 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- Heb 6:6and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
- Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- Isa 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
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