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2 Corinthians 5:16-17  English
Standard Version (ESV)

 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.