Catholic Public Domain Version
"For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ for God, both with those who are being saved and with those who are perishing. "
— 2 Corinthians 2:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”
“For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish; ”
“For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;”
“For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing–”
“For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved and in them that perish.”
“For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;”
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”
And when I had arrived at Troas, because of the Gospel of Christ, and a door had opened to me in the Lord,
I had no rest within my spirit, because I was not able to find Titus, my brother. So, saying goodbye to them, I set out for Macedonia.
But thanks be to God, who always brings triumph to us in Christ Jesus, and who manifests the fragrance of his knowledge through us in every place.
For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ for God, both with those who are being saved and with those who are perishing.
To the one, certainly, the fragrance is of death unto death. But to the other, the fragrance is of life unto life. And concerning these things, who is so suitable?
For we are not like many others, adulterating the Word of God. But instead, we speak with sincerity: from God, before God, and in Christ.