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For we are not like the many[a] who make a trade in God's message [for profit], but as those with sincerity, we speak in Christ, as from God and before God.
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For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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To some we are a scent of death leading to death, but to others, a scent of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?
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For we are not like the many who make a trade in God's message [for profit], but as those with sincerity, we speak in Christ, as from God and before God.