2 CORINTHIANS 2:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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?”
To the one we are an aroma that brings life; to the other, an aroma that brings death. And who is equal to such a task? — the same gospel produces opposite effects: salvation or condemnation. Paul's rhetorical question ('who is sufficient for these things?') expresses the gravity of apostolic responsibility. The answer is implicit: only God; Paul is merely instrumental.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 2:16
“To the one a savor from death unto death, to the other a savor from life unto life.” For this sweet savor some so receive that they are saved, others so that they perish. So that should any one be lost, the fault is from himself: for both ointment is said to suffocate swine, and light (as I before observed,) to blind the weak. And such is the nature of good things; they not only correct what is akin to them, but also destroy the opposite: and in this way is their power most…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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