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 Living Translation (NLT)He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

Context of 2 Corinthians 5:15

13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you. 14For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 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. 16Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• which liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• not henceforthμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371
• unto themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• rose againἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 5:15

• 2 Corinthians 3:6who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
• Ezekiel 16:6“And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’
• Ezekiel 37:9Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.
• Zechariah 10:9“I will sow them among the peoples, And they shall remember Me in far countries; They shall live, together with their children, And they shall return.
• John 3:15that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
• John 5:24“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
• John 6:57As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
• Romans 6:2Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
• Romans 14:7For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ; 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 for me.
• Galatians 5:25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
• Ephesians 5:14Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”
• Colossians 2:12buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were 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