Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church immediately after explaining that Christ’s death and resurrection establish a new creation reality. He speaks at the moment of transition from old covenant assessment to renewed spiritual perception.
The words — οὐδὲνα (oudena) translates “no one,” and κατὰ (kata) translates “according to.” Paired with νῦν (nun, “now”), they mark the present shift away from physical evaluation.
The thread — The rejection of former standards appears in Colossians 3:11, where ethnic and social categories are set aside for Christ’s supremacy, and Philippians 3:7, where prior gains are declared loss. John 6:63 draws the line between fleshly profit and spiritual life.
Why it lands — The text commands readers to cease judging anyone by worldly or physical criteria. It demands an immediate, deliberate abandonment of former assessment methods in light of Christ’s finished work.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Wherefore 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.
Cross-references
- Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Philippians 3:7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- James 2:1 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
- James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
- John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- 1 Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;