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


In Context

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 2:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16To 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?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:16to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16to 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?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:16to the one a savour from death unto death; to the other a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16To 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?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16to 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?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16To the one we are the smell of death to death; and to the other the smell of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?