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2 Corinthians 2:15

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
2 Corinthians 2:15 · King James Version

In other versions

  • For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

    ASV

  • For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;

    BBE

  • For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:

    DBY

  • For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

    WEB

  • because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

    YLT

  • For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

    ENG

  • For we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

    WBT

  • For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

    BSB

In context

13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Jesus

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