2 Corinthians 2:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For we are vnto God the sweete sauour of Christe in them that are saued, and in them which perisshe.

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  • 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.
  • Ezek 20:41 : 41 I wyll accept your sweete sauour, when I bryng you from the nations, & gather you together out of the landes wherin ye haue ben scattered, that I may be halowed in you before the heathen.
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 But I haue receaued al, & haue plentie. I was euen fylled after that I had receaued of Epaphroditus the thynges which were sent from you, an odoure of a sweete smel, a sacrifice acceptable, plesaunt to God.
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 And in all deceauablenesse of vnryghteousnesse, in them that peryshe: because they receaued not the loue of the trueth, that they myght be saued.
  • 2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 Yf our Gospell be yet hyd, it is hyd in them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this worlde hath blinded the myndes of them whiche beleue not, lest the lyght of the Gospell of the glorie of Christe (which is the image of God) should shine vnto them.
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the Lorde smelled a sweete or quiet sauour, and the Lord sayde in his heart: I wyll not hencefoorth curse the grounde any more for mans sake, for the imagination of mans heart is euyll euen from his youth: neyther wyll I smyte any more euery thyng lyuyng, as I haue done.
  • Exod 29:25 : 25 And agayne thou shalt take it from of their handes, and burne it vpon the aulter for a burnt offeryng, to be a sauour of sweetnes before the Lorde: for it is a sacrifice by fire vnto the Lord.
  • Isa 49:5-6 : 5 And nowe saith the Lorde, euen he that fashioned me from my mothers wombe to be his seruaunt, that I may bryng Iacob agayne vnto hym, albeit Israel wyll not be gathered vnto hym agayne, yet in Gods sight shall I be glorious, my God shalbe my strength. 6 And he sayde: It is but a small thyng that thou art my seruaunt to set vp the kinredes of Iacob, and to restore the destruction of Israel: For I haue made thee the lyght of the gentiles, that thou mayest be my health vnto the ende of the worlde.
  • Exod 29:18 : 18 And then burne the whole Ramme vpo the aulter: for it is a burnt offering vnto the Lorde for a sweete sauour, a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord.

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  • 2 Cor 2:16-17
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    16To the one part are we the sauour of death, vnto death: and vnto the other part are we the sauour of lyfe vnto lyfe. And who is meete vnto these thynges?

    17For we are not as many are, whiche chop & chaunge with the word of God: but as of purenesse of God, in the syght of God, so speake we in Christe.

  • 2 Cor 2:14
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    14Nowe thankes be vnto God, whiche alwayes geueth vs the victorie in Christe, and openeth the sauour of his knowledge by vs in euery place.

  • Eph 5:2
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    2And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.

  • 2 Cor 4:10-12
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    10We alwayes beare about in the body the dying of the Lorde Iesus, that the lyfe of Iesus myght also appeare in our bodie.

    11For we which lyue, are alwayes deliuered vnto death for Iesus sake, that the lyfe also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall flesshe.

    12So then, death worketh in vs, but life in you.

  • 2 Cor 5:11-16
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    11Seing then that we knowe the feare of the Lorde, we fare fayre with men: For we are knowen well enough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in your consciences.

    12For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you, but geue you an occasion to reioyce of vs, that ye may haue somwhat agaynst them which reioyce in the face, and not in the heart.

    13For yf we be to feruent, to God are we to feruent: Or yf we kepe measure, for your cause kepe we measure.

    14For the loue of Christe constrayneth vs, because we thus iudge, that yf one dyed for all, then were all dead.

    15And he dyed for all, that they which lyue, shoulde not hencefoorth lyue vnto them selues, but vnto hym which dyed for them, and rose agayne.

    16Wherefore hencefoorth knowe we no man after the flesshe: Insomuche, though we haue knowen Christe after the flesshe, nowe yet hencefoorth knowe we hym so no more.

  • 1 Cor 1:18
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    18For the preachyng of the crosse, is to them that perishe foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.

  • 2 Cor 4:5
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    5For we preache not our selues, but Christe Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruauntes for Iesus sake.

  • Rom 14:8
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    8For yf we lyue, we lyue vnto ye Lorde: And if we dye, we dye vnto the Lorde. Whether we lyue therfore, or dye, we are the Lordes.

  • 1 Tim 2:3
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    3For that is good and accepted in the syght of God our sauiour,

  • 1 Cor 15:18-19
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    18Therfore, they which are fallen in a slepe in Christe, are perisshed.

    19If in this lyfe only we haue hope on Christe, then are we of all men moste miserable.

  • Eph 2:10
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    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christe Iesus vnto good workes, whiche God hath ordeyned that we shoulde walke in them.

  • 2 Cor 4:15
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    15For all thynges do for your sakes, that the plenteous grace, by thankes geuyng of many, may redounde to the prayse of God.

  • Eph 2:5
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    5Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued:

  • 2 Cor 1:9
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    9Yea, we receaued the sentence of death in our selues, that we should not put our trust in our selues, but in God, whiche rayseth the dead:

  • 2 Cor 5:9
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    9Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.

  • 2 Cor 3:2
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    2Ye are our epistle written in our heartes, whiche is vnderstande and read of all men:

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30And of hym are ye in Christe Iesu, whiche of God is made vnto vs wisedome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption:

  • 2 Cor 1:6
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    6Whether we be troubled it is for your consolation and saluation, which saluation sheweth her power, in that ye suffer the same afflictions whiche we also suffer: or whether we be comforted it is for your consolation & saluation:

  • 2 Cor 3:4-6
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    4Such trust haue we through Christe to Godwarde.

    5Not that we are sufficiet of our selues to thynke any thyng as of our selues: but our ablenesse is of God,

    6Which hath made vs able ministers of the newe testament, not of the letter, but of the spirite: For the letter kylleth, but the spirite geueth lyfe.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fooles for Christes sake, but ye are wyse in Christe. We are weake, but ye are stronge. Ye are honorable, but we are despised.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4But as it were alowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospell: euen so we speake, not as pleasyng men, but God, which tryeth our heartes.

  • Rom 2:2
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    2But we are sure that the iudgement of god is according to the trueth, against them which commit such thynges.

  • 2 Cor 5:5
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    5He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God, which hath also geuen vnto vs the earnest of the spirite.

  • Rom 5:8
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    8But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.

  • 1 Cor 15:22
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    22For, as by Adam all dye: euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue,

  • 2 Cor 6:9
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    9As vnknowen, and yet knowen, as dying, and beholde we lyue, as chastened, and not kylled,

  • 1 Thess 5:10
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    10Whiche dyed for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we shoulde lyue together with hym.

  • Phil 1:28
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    28And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries, which is to them a token of perdition: but to you of saluatio, and that of God.

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4Which comforted vs in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are in any maner trouble, with the comfort wherwith we our selues are comforted of God.

  • 2 Cor 4:7
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    7But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of the power be Gods, and not ours.

  • Rom 14:18
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    18For he that in these thynges serueth Christe, pleaseth God, and is comended of men.

  • Gal 2:17
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    17If then, whyle we seke to be made ryghteous by Christe, we our selues are founde sinners: is therfore Christe the minister of sinne? God forbyd.

  • Rom 8:36
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    36As it is written: For thy sake are we kylled all daye long, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.

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    1Therfore, seyng that we haue such a ministerie, as we haue receaued mercie, we faynt not:

  • 2 Cor 1:22
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    22Which hath also sealed vs, and hath geuen the earnest of the spirite in our heartes.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12That the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe may be glorified in you, and ye in hym, accordyng to the grace of our God, and the Lorde Iesus Christe.

  • 2 Thess 2:10
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    10And in all deceauablenesse of vnryghteousnesse, in them that peryshe: because they receaued not the loue of the trueth, that they myght be saued.

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    11But we beleue, that through the grace of the Lorde Iesu Christe, we shalbe saued, euen as they.

  • 2 Cor 5:20
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    20Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe, euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled vnto God.