2 Corinthians 2:14-17
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14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.[a] 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:(A) 16 to the one group a fragrance from death[b] to death, to the other a fragrance from life[c] to life. Who is qualified for these things?(B) 17 For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many,[d] but as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God, we are speaking in Christ before God.(C)
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2 Corinthians 2:14-17
International Standard Version
14 But thanks be to God! He always leads us triumphantly by the Messiah[a] and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of knowing him. 15 To God we are the aroma of the Messiah[b] among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost. 16 To some people we are a deadly fragrance,[c] while to others we are a living fragrance.[d] Who is qualified for this? 17 At least we are not commercializing God’s word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah’s[e] name,[f] like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.[g]
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- 2 Corinthians 2:14 Or Christ
- 2 Corinthians 2:15 Or Christ
- 2 Corinthians 2:16 Lit. a fragrance of death to death
- 2 Corinthians 2:16 Lit. a fragrance of life to life
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 Or Christ’s
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 The Gk. lacks name
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 Lit. as from God and before God
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