2 Corinthians 2:15 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

English ASV

For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

English Amplified

For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:

English EASY 2024

When we tell people about Christ, we are like a lovely smell that rises up to God. We are like that among the people that God is saving. We are also like that among the people who are dying because they are far from God.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Our offering to God is to be the perfume of Christ that goes out to those who are being saved and to those who are being lost.

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For we are like a sweet-smelling incense offered by Christ to God, which spreads among those who are being saved and those who are being lost.

English God's Word - GW 1995

To God we are the aroma of Christ among those who are saved and among those who are dying.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

English KJV 1611

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

English LSB

For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For we are to God a sweet fragrance of Christ among those who are saved and among those who perish.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing —

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

God considers us to be the sweet smell that Christ is spreading among people who are being saved and people who are dying.

English NIV

For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

English NKJ 1982

For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

English NLT

Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We have become the unmistakable aroma of the victory of the Anointed One to God —a perfume of life to those being saved and the odor of death to those who are perishing.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

As far as God is concerned there is a sweet, wholesome fragrance in our lives. It is the fragrance of Christ within us, an aroma to both the saved and the unsaved all around us.

English Tyndale 1537

For we are unto God the sweet savor(good favour) of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which perish:

2 Corinthians 2:15 — Compare Translations