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


In Context

12 And having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord,

13 I have not had rest to my spirit, on my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went forth to Macedonia;

14 and to God are thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

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

16 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?

17 for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity — but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.

2 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:15For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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 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: