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2 Corinthians 5:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Corinthians 5:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:1517 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
πάντωνpantōn
alladjectiveG3956
ἀπέθανενapethanen
He diedverbG599
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
ζῶντεςzōntes
livingverbG2198
μηκέτιmēketi
no longeradverbG3371
ἑαυτοῖςheautois
to themselvespronounG1438
ζῶσινzōsin
may liveverbG2198
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τῷ
to the OnearticleG3588
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
αὐτῶνautōn
thempronounG846
ἀποθανόντιapothanonti
having diedverbG599
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐγερθέντιegerthenti
having been raised againverbG1453
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Walking by faith - 2 Corinthians 5
Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. God is faithful in every circumstance. Their context of persecution gives ...
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