Text -- 2 Corinthians 2:16 (NET)

2:16 to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Co 2:16

¹ tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmh) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).

² sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.