Parallel Verses

Amplified

For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

New American Standard Bible

For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

To God we are the aroma of the Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost.

A Conservative Version

Because we are a fragrance of Christ to God, in those being saved and in those perishing:

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

For we [i.e., through our preaching] are like a fragrant incense which goes up to God, [and spreads the knowledge] of Christ among both saved and lost people.

Anderson New Testament

For, through God, we are a sweet odor of Christ, among the saved, and among the lost:

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

for God is pleased to accept my christian labours, in favour both of those who are in a saving, and of those who are in a ruinous state:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

because we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, among those who are saved, and among those who perish;

Goodspeed New Testament

Yes, I am the fragrance of Christ to God, diffused among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing alike;

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ, in the saved, and in the host:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

For we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For we are unto God the sweet savor of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which perish:

Moffatt New Testament

I live for God as the fragrance of Christ breathed alike on those who are being saved and on those who are perishing,

Montgomery New Testament

I am Christ's fragrance upwafted unto God, among those who are being saved and those who are perishing;

NET Bible

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing --

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing;

Sawyer New Testament

for we are a sweet odor of Christ to God, in the saved and in the lost,

The Emphasized Bible

That, of Christ, a grateful odour, are we, unto God, - in them who are being saved, and in them who are being lost:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God in those who are saved, and in those who perish.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For we are the fragrance of Christ ascending to God--both among those who are in the path of Salvation and among those who are in the path to Ruin.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For we are a fragrance of Christ grateful to God in those whom He is saving and in those who are perishing;

Williams New Testament

Indeed, I am the fragrance of Christ to God, alike for those who are being saved and for those who are perishing;

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

because we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in those who are being saved, and in those who are perishing;

Worsley New Testament

For we are the sweet odor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, yea and in them that perish:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

we are
ἐσμέν 
Esmen 
Usage: 50

θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

εὐωδία 
Euodia 
Usage: 3

of Christ
Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128




which, who, the things, the son,
which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

References

American

Images 2 Corinthians 2:15

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 2:15

Context Readings

A Ministry Of Life Or Death

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us spreads and makes evident everywhere the sweet fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16 to the latter one an aroma from death to death [a fatal, offensive odor], but to the other an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is adequate and sufficiently qualified for these things?

Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God.

Ezekiel 20:41

I will accept you [graciously] as a pleasant and soothing aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands in which you have been scattered; and I will prove Myself holy and manifest My holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

Ephesians 5:2

and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.

Philippians 4:18

But I have received everything in full and more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. They are the fragrant aroma of an offering, an acceptable sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

Exodus 29:25

Then you shall take them from their hands, add them to the burnt offering, and burn them on the altar for a sweet and soothing aroma before the Lord; it is an offering by fire to the Lord.

Isaiah 49:5-6


And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him,
—For I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God is My strength—

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

But even if our gospel is [in some sense] hidden [behind a veil], it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing;

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].

Exodus 29:18

and you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord: it is a sweet and soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.

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