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2 Corinthians 5:15
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writing to the Corinthian church, drawing the logical consequence of Christ's death just before his declaration that the old order has passed and a new creation has come (5:17). He is moving from the fact of the death to its demand on the one who lives.
The words — ὑπὲρ (huper) is the preposition of benefit, "on behalf of," marking the death as done for the sake of others rather than merely through them. μὴκέτι (mēketi) is an emphatic "no longer," a hard break rather than a gradual shift.
The thread — Romans 14:7 states the same principle in negative form: none lives or dies to himself alone. 1 Peter 4:2 and 1 Peter 1:14 echo the reorientation from self-directed living to living for God's will.
Why it lands — It removes the self as the default beneficiary of one's own life. The death was done for you; the life that follows is owed to the one who died.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Romans 14:7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
- 1 Peter 4:2 Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
- 1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
- Colossians 3:1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
- Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Galatians 2:19 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
- 1 John 4:9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.