henceforth = from (Greek. apo) now. no man = no one. after . App-104 . yea, though = even if ( App-118 .2, a). have known, know . App-132 . henceforth . . . no more = no longer ( ouketi) . read more
Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.Know no man after the flesh ... The new manner of life for Christians follows the principle laid down here. "They no longer measure men by human standards of race, natural gifts, social standing, or possessions."[26] No sooner had Paul written this than he remembered how, before his conversion, he had measured the Christ himself by those very standards. This he... read more
2 Corinthians 5:16. Henceforth know we no man, &c.— "From this time we have no longer any partial regard to the Jew more than to the Gentile, on account of the descent of the former. We do not now esteem any one for the advantages of this world, riches, learning, or eloquence; and even they who have seen and conversed with Christ while he was on earth, have now no claim to be preferred before us. No man knows Christ to any lasting advantage, any otherwise than in proportion as he... read more
16. Wherefore—because of our settled judgment (2 Corinthians 5:14), henceforth—since our knowing Christ's constraining love in His death for us. know we no man after the flesh—that is, according to his mere worldly and external relations (2 Corinthians 11:18; John 8:15; Philippians 3:4), as distinguished from what he is according to the Spirit, as a "new creature" (2 Corinthians 5:17). For instance, the outward distinctions of Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, slave or free, learned or unlearned,... read more
Since his conversion, Paul had stopped making superficial personal judgments based only on external appearances (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:12). Previously he had looked at people on a strictly physical basis, in terms of their ethnicity rather than their spiritual status, which is the merely human perspective. Now whether a person was a believer or a non-believer was more important to him than whether one was a Jew or a Gentile.Paul had also formerly concluded that Jesus could not be the divine... read more
The new creation 5:16-17Paul now illustrated how Christ’s love had changed his viewpoint. read more
5:16 know (e-5) known (e-16) know (e-24) Here the first 'know' is 'conscious,' the second and third are objective. see Note, 1 Corinthians 8:1 . read more
The subject of 2 Corinthians 4 is continued. St. Paul has been pointing out that amid bodily weakness and decay he is encouraged by the thought that the temporal is transient, while the spiritual is eternal. He now goes on to speak more particularly of the great prospect that sustains him—the replacement of the earthly material body by an eternal heavenly one. He hopes to survive till Christ’s coming, and receive the heavenly body without passing through the experience of death: but, if it... read more
(16) Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh.—The logical dependence of this sentence on the foregoing lies in the suppressed premise, that in living not to ourselves, but to Christ, we gain new standards of judgment, new ways of looking at things. To know a man “after the flesh” is to know him by the outward accidents and circumstances of his life: his wealth, rank, culture, knowledge. St. Paul had ceased to judge of men by those standards. With him the one question was whether the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
The power of love (5:11-6:13)Because Paul knows that he is accountable to Christ, he knows what it means to fear the Lord, and this makes him more diligent in his service. God knows that his motives are pure and he trusts that the Corinthians know also (11).In making these statements, Paul is not trying to write a recommendation for himself. He is trying to give his supporters reason to be bold in defending him against those who criticize him (12). They may have seen him display his feelings in... read more