2 Corinthians 2:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
σώζω
being saved
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σώζω
To save, to heal, to deliver. Sozo. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Sozo covers salvation healing deliverance and wholeness. Jesus restores everything that was lost.
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θεός
to God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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εἰμί
we are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εὐωδία
a sweet perfume
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εὐωδία
good-scentedness, i.e. fragrance
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