2 Corinthians 5:15

15 And that he died for all that those who live should not live from now on unto themselves, but unto him who died and rose again for them.

2 Corinthians 5:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 5:15

And that he died for all, that they which live
The end of Christ's dying for men was that they might live; live, in a legal sense, live a life of justification; and that they which live in such a sense,

should not henceforth live unto themselves:
to their own lusts, and after their own wills, to either sinful self, or righteous self:

but unto him which died for them, and rose again;
that is, for them, for their justification; for all those for whom Christ died, for them he rose again; and who were justified, acquitted, and discharged when he was; which cannot be said of all mankind; and which is an obligation on such persons to live to Christ, to ascribe the whole of their salvation to him, and to make his glory the end of all their actions. Some copies read, "which died for them all".

2 Corinthians 5:15 In-Context

13 For whether we are fools, it is unto God; or whether we are sane, it is for your cause.

14 For the charity of the Christ constrains us because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all are dead:

15 And that he died for all that those who live should not live from now on unto themselves, but unto him who died and rose again for them.

16 Therefore from now on we know no one according to the flesh: and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no longer.

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.