2 Corinthians 6:11-7:4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹¹We have spoken openly^[a] to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. ¹²You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections. ¹³I speak as to my children. As a proper response, you should also be open to us.

Separation to God

¹⁴Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness?^(A) Or what fellowship does light^(B) have with darkness?^(C) ¹⁵What agreement does Christ have with Belial?^[b] Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? ¹⁶And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols?^(D) For we^[c] are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:

I will dwell among them^(E)
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,^(F)
and they will be My people.^(G)^[d]
¹⁷Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.^(H)^[e]
¹⁸I will be a Father^(I) to you,
and you will be sons^(J) and daughters to Me,
says the Lord Almighty.^(K)^[f]

7 Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises,^(L) let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit,^(M) completing our sanctification^[g] in the fear of God.^(N)

Joy and Repentance

²Accept us.^[h] We have wronged no one, corrupted^(O) no one, defrauded no one. ³I don’t say this to condemn you, for I have already said that you are in our hearts, to live together and to die together. ⁴I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.