12 Through His death on the cross, Christ destroyed the devil, who has the might of death, and released those who were held in slavery because of the fear of death (Heb. 2:14-15):
2a The Son of God became flesh so that He might destroy the devil in man's flesh through His death on the cross; this was to abolish Satan, to bring him to nought (Gen. 3:15; Gal. 4:4; John 3:14; Heb. 2:14; 1 Cor. 2:6)
3b Since the Lord destroyed the devil, who has the might of death, we who were held in slavery because of the fear of death have been released by Him (Heb. 2:15):
152 Death could not hold the Lord, the grave could not restrict Him, and Hades could not detain Him; He resurrected; resurrection is the overcoming of death (Rev. 1:17-18).
16I Because the resurrected Christ as the life-giving Spirit dwells in us, we can reign in life over death; the divine life enthrones us as kings to reign in life over death (1 Cor. 15:45b; Rom. 8:10; 5:17).
17J For the building up of the Body of Christ, we need to minister life; we experience and enjoy the resurrection life within and then minister this life by being a channel through which this life can flow into other members of the Body (1 John 5:11-12, 16; 2 Cor. 4:10-12).