2 Corinthians 2:13-16
Contemporary English Version
13 But I was worried when I didn't find my friend Titus there. So I left the other followers and went on to Macedonia.
14 I am grateful that God always makes it possible for Christ to lead us to victory. God also helps us spread the knowledge about Christ everywhere, and this knowledge is like the smell of perfume. 15-16 In fact, God thinks of us as a perfume that brings Christ to everyone. For people who are being saved, this perfume has a sweet smell and leads them to a better life. But for people who are lost, it has a bad smell and leads them to a horrible death.
No one really has what it takes to do this work.
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2 Corinthians 2:13-15
New International Version
13 I still had no peace of mind,(A) because I did not find my brother Titus(B) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.(C)
14 But thanks be to God,(D) who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma(E) of the knowledge(F) of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(G) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(H)
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