For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
The 1611 reading
For wee are vnto God, a sweet sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them that perish.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 47:25
Complete exact-word concordance
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
For wee are vnto God, a sweet sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them that perish.
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Euen when wee were dead in sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, (by grace ye are saued)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For by grace are ye saued, through faith, and that not of your selues: it is the gift of God:
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
Forbidding vs to speake to the Gentiles, that they might bee saued, to fill vp their sinnes alway: for the wrath is come vpon them to the vttermost.
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And with all deceiueablenesse of vnrighteousnesse, in them that perish: because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Who will haue all men to bee saued, and to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Notwithstanding she shall be saued in child-bearing, if they continue in faith and charitie, and holinesse, with sobrietie.
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Who hath saued vs, and called vs with an holy calling, not according to our workes, but according to his owne purpose and grace, which was giuen vs in Christ Iesus, before the world began,
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Not by workes of righteousnesse which wee haue done, but according to his mercy he saued vs, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost,
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the dayes of Noah, while the Arke was a preparing: wherein few, that is, eight soules were saued by water.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Preserved from evil, injury or destruction; prevented; spared.