2 Corinthians 2:16 — Meaning and Application

King 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?”

2 Corinthians 2:16

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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?

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. {corrupt: or, deal deceitfully with} {in Christ: or, of Christ}

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2 Corinthians 2:1

"But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness."

2 Corinthians 2:2

"For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?"

2 Corinthians 2:3

"And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is {the joy} of you all."

2 Corinthians 2:4

"For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you."

2 Corinthians 2:5

"But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all."

2 Corinthians 2:6

"Sufficient to such a man {is} this punishment, which {was inflicted} of many. {punishment: or, censure}"

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