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12 When I came to Tro'as to preach the gospel of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord;
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12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
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13 but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedo'nia.
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13 I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia.
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14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
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14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
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15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
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15 For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
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16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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16 To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
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17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word; but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
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17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.
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