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What Does the Bible Say About Aroma?

Here are 13 Bible verses about aroma, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #12 Corinthians 2:14

    Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

    BSBBut thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

  2. #22 Corinthians 2:16

    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?

    BSBTo the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

  3. #3Ephesians 5:2

    And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

    BSBand walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

  4. #4Genesis 8:21

    And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

    BSBWhen the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

  5. #5Numbers 15:3

    And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:

    BSBand you present an offering made by fire to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—

  6. #62 Corinthians 2:15

    For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

    BSBFor we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

  7. #7Leviticus 1:13

    But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

    BSBThe entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

  8. #81 Corinthians 1:18

    For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

    BSBFor the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

  9. #9John 15:13

    Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

    BSBGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

  10. #10Revelation 1:1

    The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

    BSBThis is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

  11. #112 Corinthians 4:3

    But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

    BSBAnd even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

  12. #12Psalms 141:2

    Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

    BSBMay my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

  13. #13Leviticus 1:9

    But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

    BSBThe entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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