2 Corinthians 2:15-17

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 2:16 tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmē) 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. 2 Corinthians 2:16 sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.
3. 2 Corinthians 2:17 tn The participle καπηλεύοντες (kapēleuontes) refers to those engaged in retail business, but with the negative connotations of deceptiveness and greed—“to peddle for profit,” “to huckster” (L&N 57.202). In the translation a noun form (“hucksters”) has been used in combination with the English verb “peddle…for profit” to convey the negative connotations of this term.
4. 2 Corinthians 2:17 tn Or “in the presence of.”
5. 2 Corinthians 2:17 tn Or “persons of pure motives.”