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2 Corinthians 5:14

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5:14For the love of Christ26 controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ27 died for all; therefore all have died.

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Footnotes

  1. 26 The phrase ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ (hē agapē tou Christou, “the love of Christ”) could be translated as either objective genitive (“our love for Christ”) or subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”). Either is grammatically possible, but with the reference to Christ’s death for all in the following clauses, a subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”) is more likely.
  2. 27 Grk “one”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

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;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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.

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: