<p>14:7 <i>For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself- </i>Note that it is not living for <i>others</i> which is the immediate point; but living and dying to <i>Jesus</i> (:8). &quot;None of us&quot; is a very generous statement by Paul; he assumes that each of his readership are living and dying not to themselves but to Christ (:8). His positivity is expressed whilst at the very same time facing their immaturity and misunderstandings head on.</p>