2 Corinthians 2:15
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 The Message (MSG)
In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent with life. But those on the way to destruction treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse.
2 Corinthians 2:15 King James Version (KJV)
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish
2 Corinthians 2:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing
2 Corinthians 2:15 New Century Version (NCV)
Our offering to God is this: We are the sweet smell of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost.
2 Corinthians 2:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish
2 Corinthians 2:15 New International Version (NIV)
For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
2 Corinthians 2:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
2 Corinthians 2:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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
2 Corinthians 2:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.