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2 Corinthians 2:15-16 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 2 · verses 15–16
15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 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?2 Corinthians 2:15-16 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 2:15-16 in context
13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
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?
17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
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Key words (Strong's)
- sufficienthikanossufficient, many enough, enough, sufficient in abilityG2425 →
- savoureuōdiaa sweet smell, fragrance, a fragrant or sweet smelling thing, incense, on odour or…G2175 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- perishapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- savourosmēa smell, odourG3744 →
- savedsōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
- deaththanatosthe death of the body, that separation of the soul and the body by which the life on…G2288 →
- lifezōēlife, the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate, every living soul…G2222 →
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After these directions concerning the excommunicated person the apostle makes a long digression, to give the Corinthians an account of his travels and labours for the furtherance of the gospel, and what success he had therein, declaring at the same time how much he was concerned for them in their affairs, how he had…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17