2 Corinthians 2:12-17 - Triumphant Ministry In Christ
12 When I went to Troas to preach the good news of Christ, although I had an opportunity in the service of the Lord, 13 I had no rest of spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, for He always leads me in His triumphal train, through union with Christ, and everywhere through me keeps spreading the perfume of the knowledge of Him. 15 Indeed, I am the fragrance of Christ to God, alike for those who are being saved and for those who are perishing; 16 to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life. 17 Now who is qualified for such a task? I am, for I am not a peddler of God's message, like the most of them, but like a man of sincerity, like a man that is sent from God and living in His presence, in union with Christ I speak His message.