2 Corinthians 2:12-17

English Standard Version

Triumph in Christ

¹² When ^(A)I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though ^(B)a door was opened for me in the Lord, ¹³ my spirit ^(C)was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.

¹⁴ But ^(D)thanks be to God, who in Christ always ^(E)leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads ^(F)the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. ¹⁵ For we are the aroma of Christ to God among ^(G)those who are being saved and among ^(H)those who are perishing, ^16 (I)to one a fragrance from death to death, ^(J)to the other a fragrance from life to life. ^(K)Who is sufficient for these things? ¹⁷ For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.