2 Corinthians 5:14 Meaning and Explanation
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”
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Read Full Chapter →The love of Christ presses Paul forward, grounded in the conviction that one died for all, and so all were under death.
What Does 2 Corinthians 5:14 Mean?
Now Paul names what drives everything: 'the love of Christ.' This love 'constraineth' him, holds and compels him like a current that bears one along. His conviction is that Christ died 'for all,' which reveals that all stood in need of that death.
Here is the engine of the whole passage. It is not duty or fear alone but the love of Christ that moves Paul, a love demonstrated in dying for all. To grasp that Christ gave Himself for us is to be carried by a love that reorders the whole of life. Nothing compels the heart like being so loved.
2 Corinthians 5:14 in the Original Language
sunecho (συνέχω), 'constraineth' -- to hold together, press, or urge on, as a force that controls one's course.
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What does 2 Corinthians 5:14 mean?
The love of Christ presses Paul forward, grounded in the conviction that one died for all, and so all were under death.