New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 2:12-17

12NowδὲdeG1161when I cameἘλθὼνElthōnG2064toTroasΤρῳάδαTrōadaG5174for thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and when adoorθύραςthurasG2374was openedἀνεῳγμένηςaneōgmenēsG455for me in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

13IhadἔσχηκαeschēkaG2192noοὐκoukG3756restἄνεσινanesinG425for my spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151,not findingεὑρεῖνheureinG2147TitusΤίτονTitonG5103my brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80; buttakingG657my leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657of them, I wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831on toMacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

14But thanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316,who alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842leadsG2358us in triumphG2358in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,and manifestsφανεροῦντιphanerountiG5319throughδι᾽di᾽G1223us thesweetG3744aromaG3744of theknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of Him in everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳ,topōG5117.

15For we are afragranceεὐωδίαeuōdiaG2175of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to GodθεῷtheōG2316amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who are being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982and amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who are perishingἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622;

16to the oneοἷς μὲνhois menG3739 G3303an aromaὀσμὴosmēG3744from deathθανάτουthanatouG2288to deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,to the otherοἷςhoisG3739an aromaὀσμὴosmēG3744from lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222to lifeζωήν.zōēnG2222.And whoτίςtisG5101isadequateἱκανός;hikanosG2425for theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

17For we are not likeG5613manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,peddlingκαπηλεύοντεςkapēleuontesG2585the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, butas from sincerityεἰλικρινείας,eilikrineiasG1505,but as from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,we speakλαλοῦμεν.¶laloumenG2980in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547in the sightκατέναντιkatenantiG2713of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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