2 Corinthians 2:14-17
Legacy Standard Bible
14 (A)But thanks be to God, who always (B)leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and manifests through us the (C)aroma of the (D)knowledge of Him in every place. 15 For we are a (E)fragrance of Christ to God among (F)those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16 (G)to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is (H)sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not like many, [a](I)peddling the word of God, but (J)as from sincerity, but as from God, (K)in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 2:17 Or corrupting
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
New Living Translation
Ministers of the New Covenant
14 But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. 15 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. 16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
17 You see, we are not like the many hucksters[a] who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.
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- 2:17 Some manuscripts read the rest of the hucksters.
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