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2 Corinthians 2:15

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Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.	For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:	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?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754 we are^G2070 unto God^G2316 a sweet savour^G2175 of Christ^G5547, in^G1722 them that are saved^G4982, and^G2532 in^G1722 them that perish^G622:

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Original Greek

ὅτι Χριστοῦ εὐωδία ἐσμὲν τῷ Θεῷ ἐν τοῖς σωζομένοις καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
Χριστοῦ	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	of Christ
εὐωδία	euōdia	G2175	N-NSF	a sweet savour
ἐσμὲν	esmen	G2070	V-PAI-1P	we are
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
Θεῷ	Theō	G2316	N-DSM	unto God
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
σωζομένοις	sōzomenois	G4982	V-PPP-DPM	them that are saved
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
ἀπολλυμένοις·	apollumenois	G622	V-PEP-DPM	them that perish

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G622 — ἀπόλλυμι (apóllymi, ap-ol'-loo-mee): I destroy, lose, am perishing — from ἀπό and the base of ὄλεθρος; to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively:--destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2070 — ἐσμέν (esmén, es-men'): first person plural indicative of εἰμί; we are:--are, be, have our being, X have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us.
• G2175 — εὐωδία (euōdía, yoo-o-dee'-ah): a sweet smell — from a compound of εὖ and a derivative of ὄζω; good-scentedness, i.e. fragrance:--sweet savour (smell, -smelling).
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G4982 — σώζω (sṓzō, sode'-zo): I save, heal — from a primary (contraction for obsolete , "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• a sweet — Genesis 8:21, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Ezekiel 20:41, Ephesians 5:2
• in them — Isaiah 49:5-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, 2 Thessalonians 2:10

Reciprocal references (22): Exodus 5:21, Exodus 14:20, Leviticus 1:9, Numbers 28:2, Proverbs 27:9, Isaiah 49:4, Ezekiel 2:5, Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 33:9, Hosea 11:2, Hosea 14:6, Hosea 14:9, Micah 5:8, Luke 2:34, Luke 10:6, Luke 12:47, John 3:19, John 12:48, 1 Corinthians 15:2, 2 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Peter 3:20

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SWEET SAVOUR
• Nave’s: JUDGMENT, LOVE, MINISTER, Christian, PREACHING, ZEAL, RELIGIOUS

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