“He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.”
— WEB
2 Corinthians 5:15
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“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.”
— KJV
“and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.”
— ASV
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Commentary
they which live--in the present life (Co2 4:11, "we which live") [ALFORD]; or, they who are thus indebted to Him for life of soul as well as body [MENOCHIUS]. died for them--He does not add, "rose again for them," a phrase not found in Paul's language [BENGEL]. He died in their stead, He arose again for their good, "for (the effecting of) their justification" (Rom 4:25), and that He might be their Lord (Rom 14:7-9). ELLICOTT and ALFORD join "for them" with both "died" and "rose again"; as Christ's death is our death, so His resurrection is our resurrection; Greek, "Who for them died and rose again." not henceforth--Greek, "no longer"; namely, now that His death for them has taken place, and that they know that His death saves them from death eternal, and His resurrection life brings spiritual and everlasting life to them.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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