Nova criatura
Em Cristo somos nova criação. O velho se foi, tudo se fez novo. A transformação não é reforma — é renascimento completo pelo poder do Espírito Santo.
Novas criaturas em Cristo
Se alguém está em Cristo, nova criação é. As coisas velhas passaram e eis que tudo se fez novo. A transformação é radical e total.
ὥστε, εἴ τις ἐν Χριστῷ, καινὴ κτίσις· τὰ ἀρχαῖα παρῆλθεν· ἰδού, γέγονεν καινὰ τὰ πάντα.35 (56.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 231 (40.6%) CP ¦ 1 𝕻46ℵB,C,048 (2.3%) NU ¦ five other readings (0.8%)
Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε35 ℵA,C (96.5%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουτε γαρ 𝕻46B (3%) NU ¦ two other readings (0.5%) περιτομή τι ἰσχύει35 [97.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εστιν 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [2.5%] NU οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις.
Αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ¦ επ [30%] ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.
Καὶ ¦ --- Ma εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου,35 Ma,ept,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ 1 τω θρονω Ma,bpt,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εν τω θρονω Mbpt(d) (Is the Creator relaxed on His throne [dative], a little bored or sad, saying, "Well, you know, I guess I’ll have to start over," or is He sitting on the edge of His chair [genitive], excited, saying, "Hey, I’m going to make everything new!"? We know that as an eye witness John was good at observing detail [Jn. 19:34]; I imagine that it looked to John like He was going to get up and start right then!) «Ἰδού, καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα.»35 Mbpt,e,h,i (ℵ)A,CP,OC,NU ¦ καινοποιω 3 Md,e ¦ ∼ 132 Mept TR ¦ ∼ 312 Ma,bpt,f,g,i RP,HF Καὶ λέγει μοι,35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma,bpt,g,h,i A,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) «Γράψον, ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοί35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f CP,RP,TR ¦ ∼ 321 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,i ℵA,HF,OC,NU εἰσιν.»35 Ma,d,e,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 του θεου Mbpt,f,i ¦ του θεου 1 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,ipt HF
Despir o velho e vestir o novo
Somos chamados a despir o velho homem e vestir o novo, criado segundo Deus em justiça e santidade provenientes da verdade.
ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς, κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφήν, τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον (τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης), ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν κατὰ Θεὸν κτισθέντα, ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
Μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους, ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον, τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ᾿ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν,
Συνετάφημεν οὖν αὐτῷ διὰ τοῦ βαπτίσματος εἰς τὸν θάνατον, ἵνα ὥσπερ ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ἐκ νεκρῶν διὰ τῆς δόξης τοῦ Πατρός, οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐν καινότητι ζωῆς περιπατήσωμεν.
Εἰ γὰρ σύμφυτοι γεγόναμεν τῷ ὁμοιώματι τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως ἐσόμεθα· τοῦτο γινώσκοντες, ὅτι ὁ παλαιὸς ἡμῶν ¦ υμων CP ἄνθρωπος συνεσταυρώθη ἵνα καταργηθῇ τὸ σῶμα τῆς ἁμαρτίας, τοῦ μηκέτι δουλεύειν ἡμᾶς τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ— ὁ γὰρ ἀποθανὼν δεδικαίωται ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας.
Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι, ζῶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκὶ ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.
Coração e Espírito novos
Deus promete dar um coração novo e um espírito novo. Pelo novo nascimento somos feitos participantes da natureza divina.
Ἀπεκρίθη35 𝕻66,75B,W [50%] OC,NU ¦ 1 ο ℵA,N [50%] CP,HF,RP,TR Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, «Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ Ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.»
δι᾿ ὧν τὰ τίμια ἡμῖν καὶ μέγιστα ἐπαγγέλματα35 ℵ (81.6%) RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ ∼ 13425 B (6.6%) NU ¦ ∼ 13452 𝕻72 (0.4%) ¦ 1345 (0.6%) ¦ ∼ 43125 (A)C (8.6%) ¦ ∼ 42315 (1.2%) TR ¦ three further variations (1%) δεδώρηται, ἵνα διὰ τούτων γένησθε θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως, ἀποφυγόντες τῆς ἐν κόσμῳ ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ φθορᾶς.35 [87%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ τω 1234 A,B [alone] NU ¦ τω 1 επιθυμιαν 4 (φθοραν 𝕻72) 𝕻72ℵ [alone] ¦ 1 επιθυμιας και 4 C [5.6%] ¦ 1 επιθυμιας 4 [2%] ¦ τω 1 επιθυμιας και 4 [4%] ¦ three other variants [0.6%]