2 Corinthians 2:14

All thanks to God, who, through our union with the Christ, leads us in one continual triumph, and uses us to spread the sweet perfume of the knowledge of him in every place.

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In The King James Version

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

In Context

13I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my friend; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.

15For we are the fragrance of Christ ascending to God – both among those who are in the path of salvation and among those who are in the path to ruin.

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Cross References

Psalms 106:47Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us out of the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and to make our boast of your praise.

Romans 8:37Yet amid all these things we more than conquer through him who loved us!

1 Corinthians 15:37And when you sow, you sow not the body that will be, but a mere grain – perhaps of wheat, or something else.

2 Corinthians 2:15For we are the fragrance of Christ ascending to God – both among those who are in the path of salvation and among those who are in the path to ruin.

2 Corinthians 9:15All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:13-17

Effects of the Christian Ministry. ( a. d. 57.) 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia. 14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them… Read the whole commentary →

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