Christ’s death was for everyone’s advantage [Lns]. It means God’s grace to mankind [EGT]. QUESTION—What is implied by the phrase ὑπὲρ παντός ‘in behalf of every one’? This phrase is emphatic by word order [EGT, Lg, NIGTC], emphasizing that Christ’s triumph was for mankind’s benefit, not merely for himself [EGT]. 1. Παντός ‘every’ is masculine, referring to human beings only [Alf, Blm, EGT, GNC, HNTC, Hu, Hwt, ICC, Lg, Lns, My, NIC, NTC, TNTC, Wst; all versions]. It is singular, emphasizing each
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