2 CORINTHIANS 5:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
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 — the purpose of Christ's death-and-resurrection is transformation of motive: believers reorient from self-concern to Christ-devotion. Living for Christ (zēn) replaces living for self.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 5:15
“That they which live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto Him who for their sakes died and rose again.” If therefore we ought not to live unto ourselves, 'be not troubled,' says he, 'nor be confounded when dangers and deaths assail you.' And he assigns besides an indubitable argument by which he shows that the thing is a debt. For if through Him we live who were dead; to Him we ought to live through Whom we live. And what is said appears indeed to be one thing,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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