2 Corinthians 5:15
Because we thus iudge, that if one be dead for all, then were all dead, and he died for all, that they which liue, shoulde not henceforth liue vnto themselues, but vnto him which died for them, and rose againe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
14For that loue of Christ constraineth vs,
Cross References
Ezekiel 16:6And when I passed by thee, I saw thee polluted in thine owne blood, and I said vnto thee, whe thou wast in thy blood, Thou shalt liue: euen when thou wast in thy blood, I saide vnto thee, Thou shalt liue.
Ezekiel 37:14And shall put my Spirit in you, and ye shall liue, and I shall place you in your owne land: then yee shall knowe that I the Lord haue spoken it, and performed it, sayth the Lord.
Zechariah 10:9And I will sowe them among the people, and they shall remember me in farre countreys: and they shall liue with their children and turne againe.
John 3:15That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shoulde not perish, but haue eternall life.
John 6:57As that liuing Father hath sent me, so liue I by the Father, and he that eateth me, euen he shall liue by me.
Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sinne might be destroied, that henceforth we should not serue sinne.
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 →