2 Corinthians 5:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁵ And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for the one who for their sake died and was raised.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ And He died for all, so that all those who live might live no longer to and for themselves, but to and for Him Who died and was raised again for their sake.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ He died for the sake of all so that those who are alive should live not for themselves but for the one who died for them and was raised.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And Christ died for all, so that even those who live might not now live for themselves, but for him who died for them and who rose again.

2 Corinthians 5:15 Cross References

Colossians 3:1

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 John 4:9

God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.

Titus 2:14

He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

Galatians 5:25

If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.

Romans 12:1

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship.

1 Peter 4:6

For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, so we might no longer be enslaved to sin.

Luke 1:74

that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

Revelation 1:18

and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

2 Corinthians 5:16

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we no longer know him in that way.

1 Corinthians 10:33

just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage but that of many, so that they may be saved.

Colossians 3:23

Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans,

Colossians 2:12

when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

Romans 8:6

To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

John 6:57

Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.

Ephesians 4:17

Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer walk as the gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds;

2 Corinthians 3:6

who has made us qualified to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Zechariah 10:9

Though I scattered them among the nations, yet in far countries they shall remember me, and they shall rear their children and return.

Habakkuk 2:4

Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faithfulness.

Ephesians 5:14

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Romans 8:10

But if Christ is in you, then the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

John 5:24

Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

Ezekiel 37:14

I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

Romans 6:2

By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?

Ezekiel 37:9

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”

Ezekiel 16:6

I passed by you and saw you flailing about in your blood. As you lay in your blood, I said to you, “Live!

2 Kings 5:17

Then Naaman said, “If not, please let two mule loads of earth be given to your servant, for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god except the Lord.

Romans 4:25

who was handed over for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.