New creation (theology)

The new creation (Gk καινὴ κτίσις) is a concept found in the New Testament, related to the new life (ἐν καινότητι ζωῆς) and new man (referring to the spiritual rebirth through Christ Jesus) (καινός ἄνθρωπος) but with reference also to the Genesis creation narrative.
In the letters of Paul.
The language of a new creation is not limited to the two verses in the Authorized King James Version that include that actual phrase (Gal. 6:15, 2 Cor 5:17). Other passages, such as Galatians 6:12-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-19, Ephesians 2:11-22, Ephesians 4:17-24, and Colossians 3:1-11 present new creation teaching also, without that exact phrase.
Other references to the concept include Ephesians 2:10, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." The old, Adamic creation could not be said to be in any sense "in Christ," so this must therefore be speaking of "new" creation.
Often the themes of the Genesis creation and new creation are contrasted, according to N. T. Wright, in Colossians chapter 1, where the old creation and new creation in Christ (1:15-20) are compared with the new creation (vv. 21-23).
Other New Testament references.
The first words of Matthew may also be an allusion to the idea of a new creation, with a double entendre in Matthew's word "genesis" (γένεσις) between the meanings of "origin", "Genesis" (the first book of Moses) and "genealogy":
There are also allusions of new creation in the Gospel of John including:
References in the other Gospels include: