2 Corinthians 2:16
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But those on the way to destruction treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse.
16–17This is a terrific responsibility. Is anyone competent to take it on?
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. Who is adequate for these things?
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NLTNew Living Translation
To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
to those on the one hand an odor from death to death, and to those on the other hand a fragrance from life to life. And who is qualified for these things?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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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