A Ministry of Life or Death

¹⁴ But thanks be to God,^(A) who always puts us on display^[a] in Christ^[b] and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.^{(B) 15} For to God we are the fragrance^(C) of Christ among those who are being saved^(D) and among those who are perishing.^{(E) 16} To some we are an aroma of death^(F) leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life^(G) leading to life. And who is competent for this? ¹⁷ For we are not like the many^[c] who market God’s message^(H) for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.