NIV: To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?
NAS: to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
KJV: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
GWT: To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a life-giving fragrance. Who is qualified to tell about Christ?
ASV: to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
BBE: To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
DBY: to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who is sufficient for these things?
DRB: To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?
WBS: To the one we are the savor of death to death; and to the other the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?
WEB: to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
YLT: to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?
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