2 Corinthians 2:15-16
New King James Version
15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ (A)among those who are being saved and (B)among those who are perishing. 16 (C)To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And (D)who is sufficient for these things?
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
New American Standard Bible
15 For we are a (A)fragrance of Christ to God among (B)those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: 16 (C)to the one an [a]aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is (D)adequate for these things?
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- 2 Corinthians 2:16 Or odor
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
Amplified Bible
15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16 to the latter one an aroma from death to death [a fatal, offensive odor], but to the other an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is adequate and sufficiently qualified for these things?
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
King James Version
15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
16 To 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?
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Galatians 5:11
New King James Version
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (A)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (B)the offense of the cross has ceased.
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Galatians 5:11
New American Standard Bible
11 But as for me, brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still (A)persecuted? Then (B)the stumbling block of the cross has been eliminated.
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Galatians 5:11
Amplified Bible
11 But as for me, [a]brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision [as I had done before I met Christ; and as [b]some accuse me of doing now, as necessary for salvation], why am I still being persecuted [by Jews]? In that case the stumbling block of the cross [to unbelieving Jews] has been abolished.
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- Galatians 5:11 Lit brethren.
- Galatians 5:11 Paul’s opponents in Galatia were trying to support their own arguments for circumcision by claiming that Paul was actually in favor of it. They probably knew that he had circumcised Timothy (Acts 16:3) and were taking advantage of that fact.
Galatians 5:11
King James Version
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
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