2 Corinthians 2:16

2:16 to the latter an odor ¹  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ² 

2 Corinthians 5:4

5:4 For we groan while we are in this tent, ³  since we are weighed down, ⁴  because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

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.

³ sn See the note in 5:1 on the phrase the tent we live in.

⁴ tn Or “we are burdened.”