2 Corinthians 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”
2 Corinthians 2:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 2:1513 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
εὐωδίαeuōdiasweet savour (smell, -smelling)
ἐσμὲνesmenam, have been, is I
τῷtōthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
σῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisheal, preserve, save (self)
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenoisdestroy / perish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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