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2 Corinthians 2:14-17
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14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.[a] 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:(A) 16 to the one group a fragrance from death[b] to death, to the other a fragrance from life[c] to life. Who is qualified for these things?(B) 17 For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many,[d] but as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God, we are speaking in Christ before God.(C)

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  1. 2.14 Gk the fragrance of the knowledge of him
  2. 2.16 Other ancient authorities read fragrance of death that leads
  3. 2.16 Other ancient authorities read fragrance of life that leads
  4. 2.17 Other ancient authorities read like the rest
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