¹⁴For ^athe love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that ^bif one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵And that he died for all, ^cthat they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. ¹⁶Wherefore henceforth ^dknow we no man ^eafter the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ ^eafter the flesh, yet now henceforth ^fknow we him no more. ¹⁷Therefore if any man be ^gin Christ, ^||he is ^ha new creature: ⁱold things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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2 Corinthians 5:14: For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died…

Footnotes

aSee Rom. 1:14.
bComp. Rom. 5:15.
cSo Rom. 6:11, 12. See Rom. 14:7.
dSo Gal. 2:6. Phil. 3:7, 8. 1 Tim. 5:21. James 2:1, 4. & 3:17.
eSee ch. 1:17.
eSee ch. 1:17.
fSo John 6:63.
g Rom. 16:7. ch. 12:2. Gal. 1:22.
||Or, let him be.
h Gal. 6:15. See Rom. 6:4.
i Isai. 43:18, 19. Rev. 21:5. So Eph. 2:15. & 4:24.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 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.

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!

NLTNew Living Translation

Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died. And he died for all, in order that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

So then, from now on we know no one from a human point of view, if indeed we have known Christ from a human point of view, but now we know him this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.