2 Corinthians 2:15

saved

( See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16).

Related Commentaries of 2 Corinthians 2:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For we are unto God - We who are his ministers, and who thus triumph. It is implied here that Paul felt that ministers were laboring for God, and...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: (3) He denies that anything should be taken away...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

This will complete the joyful reconciliation already accomplished. Paul had found himself at Troas, restless and uneasy till he heard the result of h...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sweet savour . Greek. euodia, Elsewhere, Ephesians 5:2 . Philippians 1:4 ; Philippians 1:18 . saved . being saved. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:1...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. A sweet odor of Christ The metaphor which he had applied to the knowledge of Christ, he now transfers to the persons of the Apostles, bu...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2004 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MINISTRY 2 Corinthians 2:15-16 . We are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ - The apos...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For we are unto God, &c.— For, upon God's account, [ or, in order that God may be known ] we communicate a savoury odour of Christ, to them...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: The Greek order is, 'For (it is) of Christ (tha...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(b) 2:8-13. The Object and Results of the severe Letter The Apostle reminds them that to produce this godly sorrow was the object of the letter...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

We are unto God a sweet savour of Christ. — If we believe this Epistle to have been written from Philippi, it is interesting to note the recurrence...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 A PASTOR'S HEART. 2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4 (R.V) WHEN Paul came to the end of the paragraph in which he defends...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 CHRIST'S CAPTIVE. 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 (R.V) IN this passage the Apostle returns from what is virtually, if not formally, a digress...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Savor of the Knowledge of Christ 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 , imagines himself as part of...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

What a remarkable light is thrown on his first letter by his declaration that he wrote it "out of much affliction and anguish of heart," and "with ma...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place. (15)...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For we are unto God a sweet savour ,.... Here a reason is given, why the savour of the knowledge of God in Christ is made manifest by the ministers...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: Ver. 15. A sweet savour ] The Church is the mortar...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For we The preachers of the gospel, the apostles especially; are unto God a sweet odour of Christ He is well pleased with this perfume diffused b...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

These first few verses are a continuation of chapter 1. Paul had purposed that he would not come to the Corinthians "in heaviness," and for this reas...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Effects of the Christian Ministry. A. D. 57. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For the God whom we serve doth not judge of us, nor will reward us, according to our success, but according to our faithfulness and diligence in his...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and is making known through us the fragrance of his knowledge in every place. For we...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 2:12 . Troas .— Acts 20:1-6 . Note, “ for the Gospel ,” literally exact. Door .—Cf. 1 Corinthians 16:9 , and mat...
Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:14-16 The Absolute Character and Critical Effects of the Ministry of the Gospel. I. The absolute or real character is seen in wha...
Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:15-16 God Glorified in the Preaching of the Gospel. I. The gospel is a revelation of all which is most illustrious in Godhead and...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 2:1 . But I determined that I would not come again to you in heaviness; but rather wait till the late scandal should subside. The of...
The Biblical Illustrator

Furthermore, when I came to Troas. The effect of the gospel ministry I. The work which the minister undertakes. I came to Troas to preach Chris...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now thanks be to God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ. God’s triumph and Paul’s The authorised translation at first sight strikes...
The Biblical Illustrator

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved and in them that perish. Dissimilar effects of the same thing Consider the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Continuation of his reasons for not coming to them direct from Ephesus ( 2 Corinthians 2:1-47 ). Their treatment of the incestuous of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's Triumph in Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:18 ; 2 Corinthians 4:3 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:10 ; Ephesians 5:2 ; Exodus 29:18 ; Exodus 29:25 ; Ezekiel 20:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For we — The preachers of the gospel. Are to God a sweet odour of Christ — God is well — pleased with this perfume diffused by us, both in them tha...

¹⁵ For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

Related Commentaries of 2 Corinthians 2:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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