2 Corinthians 2:14

Easy To Read Version

But thanks be to God. God always leads us in victory through Christ. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

Cross References

Psalm 106:47

The Lord our God saved us!\par God brought us back from those nations\par so we could praise his holy name,\par so we could sing praises to him.\par

Psalm 148:14

God will make his people strong.\par People will praise God’s followers.\par People will praise Israel.\par They are the people God fights for.\par Praise the Lord!\par

Ezekiel 20:41

Then I will be pleased with the sweet smell of your sacrifices. That will happen when I bring you back. I scattered you among many nations. But I will gather you together and make you my special people again. And all those nations will see it.

John 16:33

“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”

Romans 1:8

First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank God because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith.

Romans 15:19

And they obeyed God because of the power of the miracles {\cf2\super [154]} and the great things they saw, and because of the power of God’s Spirit. I have told people the Good News {\cf2\super [155]} about Christ in every place from Jerusalem to Illyricum. {\cf2\super [156]} And so I have finished that part of my work.

Romans 6:17

In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that were taught to you.

Romans 8:37

But in all these things we have full victory through God who showed his love for us.

1 Corinthians 12:8

The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.

1 Corinthians 15:37

And when you plant something, the thing you plant does not have the same “body” that it will have later. The thing you plant is only a seed, maybe wheat or something else.

1 Corinthians 15:57

But we thank God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:11

And you can help us with your prayers. Then many people will give thanks for us—that God blessed us because of their many prayers.

2 Corinthians 8:16

I thank God because he gave Titus the same love for you that I have.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for his gift that is too wonderful to explain.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love. Love other people the same as Christ loved us. Christ gave himself for us—he was a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice {\cf2\super [37]} to God.

Ephesians 5:20

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything. Give him thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:18

I have all the things I need. I have even more than I need. I have all I need because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. Your gift is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice {\cf2\super [24]} offered to God. God accepts that sacrifice and it pleases him.

Colossians 1:23

Christ will do this if you continue to believe in the Good News {\cf2\super [7]} you heard. You must continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope that Good News gave you. That same Good News has been told to all people in the world. I, Paul, help in telling that Good News.

Colossians 1:6

that was told to you. Everywhere in the world that Good News is bringing blessings and growing. This same thing has happened with you since the time you heard that Good News and understood the truth about the grace (kindness) of God.

Colossians 2:15

God defeated the spiritual rulers and powers. With the cross God won the victory and defeated those rulers and powers. God showed the world that they were powerless.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

The Lord’s teaching spread from you in Macedonia and Achaia. And also your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we don’t need to say anything about your faith.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

We have so much joy before our God because of you! So we thank God for you. But we cannot thank him enough for all the joy we feel.

1 Timothy 2:8

I want men everywhere to pray. These men who lift up their hands in prayer must be pleasing to God. They must not be men who become angry and have arguments.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other people.

Revelation 7:12

They said, “Amen {\cf2\super [56]} ! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength belong to our God forever and ever. Amen!”