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2 Corinthians 8:8,9
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love…

Song of Solomon 1:4
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

Song of Solomon 8:6,7
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for loveis strong as death; jealousyis cruel as the grave: the coals thereofare coals of fire,which hath a most vehement flame…

constraineth.

Job 32:18
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

Luke 24:29
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

Acts 4:19,20
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye…

because.

Romans 2:2
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he knowthem, because they are spiritually discerned.

one.

Isaiah 53:6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

then.

2 Corinthians 3:7,9
But if the ministration of death, writtenand engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; whichglory was to be done away: …

Luke 15:24,32
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry…

John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

because we are convinced that One died for all
The conviction that Christ died for all is central to the Christian faith. This phrase underscores the universality of Christ's atonement, suggesting that His sacrificial death was sufficient for all humanity. The concept of substitutionary atonement is rooted in the Old Testament sacrificial system, where animals were offered to atone for the sins of the people (Leviticus 16). Christ, as the ultimate sacrificial Lamb (John 1:29), fulfills and surpasses these sacrifices. The phrase "One died for all" also reflects the prophetic anticipation of a Messiah who would bear the sins of many (Isaiah 53:5-6). This conviction is foundational for evangelism and the mission of the church, as it affirms the availability of salvation to every person.

therefore all died
This phrase indicates the believer's identification with Christ in His death. When Christ died, all who are in Him also died to their old selves and sinful nature. This concept is further explained inRomans 6:3-8, where Paul discusses the believer's union with Christ in His death and resurrection. Theologically, this signifies the end of the dominion of sin over the believer's life and the beginning of a new life in Christ. The idea of dying with Christ is also a call to live a life of holiness and separation from sin, as seen inGalatians 2:20, where Paul states, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." This death to self is a prerequisite for experiencing the fullness of life in Christ.

“For Christ’s love…” (2 Corinthians 5:14a)

• Christ’s love is the initiating force—He loved first (John 3:16;Romans 5:8).

• It is limitless and knowable (Ephesians 3:18-19), drawing us close rather than pushing us away.

• Love here is not abstract; it was demonstrated on the cross and continues through His indwelling presence (Galatians 2:20).

“…compels us…” (2 Corinthians 5:14a)

• “Compels” paints a picture of love pressing in on every side, leaving no option but wholehearted obedience.

• This inner pressure replaces selfish motives with Christ-centered ones (1 John 4:19).

• It moves believers from passive spectators to active ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20).

“…because we are convinced…” (2 Corinthians 5:14b)

• Conviction rests on solid evidence—Christ’s finished work (Hebrews 11:1;2 Timothy 1:12).

• Faith here is not wishful thinking but settled certainty that reshapes priorities (Philippians 1:21).

• Such assurance fuels courage in ministry and endurance in suffering (Acts 20:24).

“…that One died for all…” (2 Corinthians 5:14b)

• “One” highlights Christ’s unique, sufficient sacrifice (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

• “For all” declares the broad reach of His atonement—no ethnicity, class, or past sin excluded (John 10:11;Isaiah 53:5-6).

• This truth demolishes human pride and levels the ground at the foot of the cross.

“…therefore all died.” (2 Corinthians 5:14c)

• When Christ died, every believer was legally and spiritually included in that death (Romans 6:6-8).

• Old identities and claims to self-rule were nailed to the cross (Galatians 6:14).

• Practically, this means living from a place of death to sin and life in Christ (Colossians 3:3-4).

Christ’s boundless love presses on our hearts, leaving us joyfully compelled to serve Him. We act out of settled conviction that His solitary, sufficient death counted for everyone who believes, and in that moment our old selves died with Him. Living out this reality transforms motives, removes barriers, and propels us into Christ-centered service.

Because we thus judge, that if one died for all.--Better, as expressing the force of the Greek tense,Because we formed this judgment. The form of expression implies that the conviction dated from a given time,i.e., probably, from the hour when, in the new birth of his conversion, he first learnt to know the universality of the love of Christ manifested in His death. Many MSS. omit the "if," but without any real change of meaning. It is obvious that St. Paul assumes the fact, even if it be stated hypothetically. The thought is the same as in the nearly contemporary passage ofRomans 5:15-19, and takes its place among St. Paul's most unqualified assertions of the universality of the atonement effected by Christ's death. The Greek preposition does not in itself imply more than the fact that the death wason behalf of all; but this runs up--as we see by comparingMatthew 20:28,Mark 10:45, withMark 14:24,John 15:13--into the thought that the death was, in some very real sense, vicarious:in the place of the death of all men. The sequence of thought involves that meaning here. . . .