11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 5:15
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.
2 Corinthians 5:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and He died for all, that those living may no longer live to themselves, but to Him who died for them, and was raised again.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Christ died for everyone so that they shouldn't live any longer for themselves, but for him who died and rose again for them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And Christ died for all; that they also who live, may not now live to themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| ὑπὲρ | hyper | for | G5228 ὑπέρ above/for |
| πάντων | pantōn | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἀπέθανεν | apethanen | He died | G599 ἀποθνήσκω to die |
| ἵνα | hina | that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| οἱ | hoi | those who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζῶντες | zōntes | live | G2198 ζάω to live |
| μηκέτι | mēketi | {should} no longer | G3371 μηκέτι never again |
| ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | for themselves | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ζῶσιν | zōsin | live | G2198 ζάω to live |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| τῷ | tō | for Him [who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὑπὲρ | hyper | for | G5228 ὑπέρ above/for |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἀποθανόντι | apothanonti | died | G599 ἀποθνήσκω to die |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐγερθέντι | egerthenti | was raised again | G1453 ἐγείρω to arise |
Related verses
- Romans 14:7–9
For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
- 1 Peter 4:2–4
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:
- 1 Peter 1:14–15
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance, but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
- Colossians 3:1
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
- Colossians 3:17
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
- Galatians 2:19–20
For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
- 1 John 4:9
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
- Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
- Galatians 5:25
If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.
14 For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
15 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.
16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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