2 Corinthians 5:16

2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 5

“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”2 Corinthians 5:16

What Does 2 Corinthians 5:16 Mean?

2 Corinthians 5:16 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 5:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”Colossians 3:11“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”Matthew 19:29“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”2 Corinthians 5:15“And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”Philippians 3:7“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”John 6:63“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”Psalms 45:10“Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;”James 2:1“My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.”James 3:17“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”Philippians 3:13“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”Galatians 5:6“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.”Mark 3:33“And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?”John 15:14“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”Galatians 2:11“But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.”1 Timothy 5:21“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.”2 Timothy 1:14“That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.”Deuteronomy 33:9“Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.”2 Chronicles 26:18“And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.”Mark 1:20“And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.”Mark 12:14“And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”

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