2 Corinthians 2:14–16

Apostolic Ministry

2:14 But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession22 in Christ23 and who makes known24 through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place. 2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing—2:16 to the latter an odor25 from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?26

22	tn Or “who always causes us to triumph.”
23	tn Or “in the Messiah.”
24	tn Or “who reveals.”
25	tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmē) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).
26	sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.