2 Corinthians 5:16 (YLT)

Passage

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:14 for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died,

2 Corinthians 5:15 and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.

2 Corinthians 5:16 So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

2 Corinthians 5:17 so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

2 Corinthians 5:18 And the all things <FI>are<Fi> of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "henceforth", "known", "flesh", "even", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "henceforth" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "and for all he died that those..." into verse 17's "so that if any one FI is...", so "henceforth" and "known" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "henceforth" and "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.