15For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.


In Context

12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,

13 I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia.

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.

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

16 To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?

17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.

2nd Corinthians 2:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and in them that are perishing;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are to God a sweet smell of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: