15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what share does a believer have with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said,

“I will live in[a] them and will walk about among them,
and I will be their God and they will be my people.”[b]
17 Therefore “come out from their midst
and be separate,” says the Lord,
“and do not touch what is unclean,[c]
and I will welcome you,[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:16 Or “with”
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:16 A quotation from Lev 26:12 (also similar to Jer 32:38, Ezek 37:27)
  3. 2 Corinthians 6:17 A quotation from Isa 52:11
  4. 2 Corinthians 6:17 A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41