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2 Corinthians 5:15 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 5 · verse 15
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.2 Corinthians 5:15 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 5:15 in context
13For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 14:7-9
- 1 Peter 4:2-4
- 1 Peter 1:14-15
- Colossians 3:1
- Colossians 3:17
- Galatians 2:19-20
- 1 John 4:9
- Titus 2:14
Key words (Strong's)
- henceforthmēketino longer, no more, not hereafterG3371 →
- themselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- diedapothnēskōto die, of the natural death of man, of the violent death of man or animals, to perish by…G599 →
- livezaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
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Here observe, I. The apostle makes an apology for seeming to commend himself and his fellow-labourers (Co2 5:13), and tells them, 1. It was not to commend themselves, nor for their own sakes, that he had spoken of their fidelity and diligence in the former verses;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-15