2 Corinthians 5:15

2 Corinthians 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

Context of 2 Corinthians 5:15

13For if we have lost our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf. 16Therefore from now on we recognize no one by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

2 Corinthians 5:15 word by word

καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν, ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν ἀλλὰ τῷ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καὶ ἐγερθέντι.¶Read the interlinear

• and He diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• for allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• would noμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371
• for themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• and roseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• onὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:15

• 2 Corinthians 3:6who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
• Ezekiel 16:6“When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your blood, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you while you were in your blood, ‘Live!’
• Ezekiel 37:9Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘The Lord God says this: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, so that they come to life.”’”
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith.
• Zechariah 10:9When I scatter them among the peoples, They will remember Me in distant countries, And they with their children will live and come back.
• John 3:15so that everyone who believes will have eternal life in Him.
• John 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• John 6:57Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.
• Romans 6:2Far from it! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• Romans 14:7For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
• Galatians 5:25If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow the Spirit as well.
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
• Colossians 2:12having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And that he died for all, that they which live, etc. - This third position he draws from the preceding: If all were dead, and in danger of endless perdition; and if he died for all, to save them from that perdition; then it justly follows that they are not their own, that they are bought by his blood; and should not live unto themselves, for this is the way to final ruin; but unto him who died for them, and thus made an atonement for their sins, and rose…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And that he died for all … - This verse is designed still further to explain the reasons of the conduct of the apostle. He had not lived for himself. He had not lived to amass wealth, or to enjoy pleasure, or to obtain a reputation. He had lived a life of self-denial, and of toil; and he here states the reason why he had done it. It was because he felt that the great purpose of the death of the Redeemer was to secure this result. To that Saviour…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 The apostle quickens himself and others to acts of duty. Well-grounded hopes of heaven will not encourage sloth and sinful security. Let all consider the judgment to come, which is called, The terror of the Lord. Knowing what terrible vengeance the Lord would execute upon the workers of iniquity, the apostle and his brethren used every argument and persuasion, to lead men to believe in the Lord Jesus, and to act as his disciples. Their zeal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17Paul's teaching on reconciliation comes from his beliefs that: Christ died for all believers; in Christ, believers also die to sin and self; and now all believers should live for Christ. This new life in Christ leads to a new way of seeing others and Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. they which live--in the present life (2Co 4:11, "we which live") [Alford]; or, they who are thus indebted to Him for life of soul as well as body [Menochius]. died for them--He does not add, "rose again for them," a phrase not found in Paul's language [Bengel]. He died in their stead, He arose again for their good, "for (the effecting of) their justification" (Ro 4:25), and that He might be their Lord (Ro 14:7-9). Ellicott and Alford join "for them"…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings