2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴^(A)Do not be ^[a]mismatched with ^(B)unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness ^(C)share together, or what does light have in common with darkness? ¹⁵Or what ^(D)harmony does Christ have with ^[b]Belial, or ^[c]what does a ^(E)believer share with an ^(F)unbeliever? ¹⁶Or ^(G)what agreement does ^[d]the temple of God have with idols? For we are ^[e]^(H)the temple of ^(I)the living God; just as God said,

“^(J)I will ^(K)dwell among them and ^(L)walk among them;
And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
¹⁷^(M)Therefore, ^(N)come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
¹⁸^(O)And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be ^(P)sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.

Paul Reveals His Heart

7 Therefore, having these promises, ^(Q)beloved, ^(R)let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

²^(S)Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. ³I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said ^(T)before that you are ^(U)in our hearts, to die together and to live together. ⁴My ^(V)confidence ^[f]in you is great; my ^(W)boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with ^(X)comfort; I am overflowing with ^(Y)joy in all our affliction.

⁵For even when we came into ^(Z)Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were ^(AA)afflicted on every side: ^(AB)conflicts on the outside, fears inside. ⁶But ^(AC)God, who comforts the ^[g]discouraged, ^(AD)comforted us by the arrival of ^(AE)Titus; ⁷and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted among you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more.