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2 Corinthians 2:16

To 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?
2 Corinthians 2:16 · King James Version

In other versions

  • to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

    ASV

  • To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

    BBE

  • to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things?

    DBY

  • to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

    WEB

  • to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?

    YLT

  • To 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?

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

    BSB

In context

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.

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