2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.
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Ezekiel 16:6And when I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, I said to thee, in thy blood, Live! Yea, I said to thee, in thy blood, Live!
Ezekiel 37:14And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live. And I will place you in your own land. And ye shall know that I, LORD, have spoken it and performed it, says LORD.
Zechariah 10:9And I will sow them among the peoples, and they shall remember me in far countries. And they shall live with their sons, and shall return.
John 3:15so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.
John 6:57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, also he who eats me, that man will also live because of me.
Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, so that the body of sin might be inactivated, no longer to enslave us to sin.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 5:13-16
Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. ( a. d. 57.) 12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. 13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live… Read the whole commentary →