2 Corinthians 2:14
12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
16 To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- KJV
- Now 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.
- WEB
- Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
- ASV
- But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
- DARBY
- But thanks [be] to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Christ, and makes manifest the odour of his knowledge through us in every place.
- BLB
- But thanks [be] to God, the One always leading us in triumph in Christ and making manifest the fragrance of the knowledge of Him through us in every place.
- ÅB
- Men Gud være takk, som alltid lar oss vinne seier i Kristus og ved oss åpenbarer sin kunnskaps duft på hvert sted!
- OTB
- Men takk være Gud, som alltid leder oss i triumf i Kristus, og gjennom oss sprer duften av kunnskapen om Ham på hvert sted.
- B1930
- Men Gud være takk, som alltid lar oss vinne seier i Kristus og ved oss åpenbarer sin kunnskaps duft på hvert sted!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Read in contextRomans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:15–16
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
Read in context2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Read in contextRomans 6:17
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
Read in contextColossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Read in contextPsalms 106:47
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
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