2 Cor. 2:16 in context
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2 Cor. 2:15      2 Cor. 2:17

Second letter to the Corinthians 2:16

to some, a fragrance of death leading to death,
to others, a fragrance of life leading to life.
Who is qualified (capable, sufficient for this ministry)? [The answer is given in 2 Cor. 3:5–6: it is not by our own strength but through God's Spirit!]
[Our thoughts turn to the greatest military commander of all time – Alexander the Great of Macedonia, who three hundred years earlier had created the largest empire in world history from this very area. The Greek word for triumph, thriambeuo, describes the triumphal procession in which the general walks first, followed by priests carrying censers with fragrant incense. The captured enemy king walks behind in chains, completely stripped of his weapons. In the same way, the gospel has triumphed over death and publicly shown that it no longer has any power over Jesus! For those who are saved, it is a sweet aroma that leads to life, while for opponents it is a smell that leads to death.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

οἷς   μὲν   ὀσμὴ   ἐκ   θανάτου   εἰς   θάνατον,   οἷς   δὲ   ὀσμὴ   ἐκ   ζωῆς   εἰς   ζωήν.   καὶ   πρὸς   ταῦτα   τίς   ἱκανός;  

Textus Receptus (TR)

οἷς   μὲν   ὀσμὴ   ἐκ   θανάτου   εἰς   θάνατον,   οἷς   δὲ   ὀσμὴ   ἐκ   ζωῆς   εἰς   ζωήν.   καὶ   πρὸς   ταῦτα   τίς   ἱκανός;  

Manuscript comments

TR has 17 Words, NA has 19 (+2).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3739
 οἷς (ois)
 to one
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
R-DPM
G3303
 μὲν (men)
 indeed
Particle Particle
 PRT
G3744
 ὀσμὴ (osme)
 an odor
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1537
 ἐκ (ek)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2288
 θανάτου (thanatoy)
 death
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2288
 θάνατον, (thanaton,)
 death,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G3739
 οἷς (ois)
 to one
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
R-DPM
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 however,
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3744
 ὀσμὴ (osme)
 a fragrance
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1537
 ἐκ (ek)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2222
 ζωῆς (zoes)
 life
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2222
 ζωήν. (zoen.)
 life.
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 And
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G4314
 πρὸς (pros)
 for
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3778
 ταῦτα (tayta)
 these things
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
D-APN
G5101
 τίς (tis)
 who [is]
Interrogative pron. Interrogative/Uncertain pronoun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
I-NSM
G2425
 ἱκανός; (ikanos;)
 sufficient?
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM

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