2 Corinthians 6:11-18
New American Standard Bible
11 (A)Our mouth [a]has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our (B)heart is opened wide. 12 You are not restrained [b]by us, but (C)you are restrained in your own [c]affections. 13 Now in the same way in (D)exchange—I am speaking as to (E)children—open wide your hearts to us, you as well.
14 (F)Do not be [d]mismatched with (G)unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness (H)share together, or what does light have in common with darkness? 15 Or what (I)harmony does Christ have with [e]Belial, or [f]what does a (J)believer share with an (K)unbeliever? 16 Or (L)what agreement does [g]the temple of God have with idols? For we are [h](M)the temple of (N)the living God; just as God said,
“(O)I will (P)dwell among them and (Q)walk among them;
And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
17 (R)Therefore, (S)come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
18 (T)And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be (U)sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:11 Lit is open to you
- 2 Corinthians 6:12 Or in us
- 2 Corinthians 6:12 Lit inward parts
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 Lit unevenly yoked
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Gr Beliar; a name of the devil and the antichrist
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Lit what part has a believer with an unbeliever
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Or a temple
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Or a temple
2 Corinthians 7:1-5
New American Standard Bible
Paul Reveals His Heart
7 Therefore, having these promises, (A)beloved, (B)let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 (C)Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. 3 I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said (D)before that you are (E)in our hearts, to die together and to live together. 4 My (F)confidence [a]in you is great; my (G)boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with (H)comfort; I am overflowing with (I)joy in all our affliction.
5 For even when we came into (J)Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were (K)afflicted on every side: (L)conflicts on the outside, fears inside.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:4 Lit toward
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