Cross references
2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
- a Literally To the one, indeed, an aroma from death to death; but to the other, an aroma from life to life.
2 Corinthians 2:16 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Corinthians 3:5–6 (12 votes) and John 9:39 (8 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Exodus 3 to 1 Peter 3.
Which verses does 2 Corinthians 2:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5–612 votes
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- John 9:398 votes
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
- 1 Peter 2:7–88 votes
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- Luke 2:346 votes
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- 1 Corinthians 15:105 votes
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
- Acts 13:45–473 votes
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying. Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. …
- Acts 20:26–272 votes
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
- 2 Corinthians 12:111 vote
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
Which verses point to 2 Corinthians 2:16?
The 10 strongest of 49.