2 Corinthians 5:15
“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.”
For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
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.
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
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Related Verses
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:”
“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.”