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2 Corinthians 6:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 What agreement does Christ have with Belial?[a] Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols?(A) For we[b] are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:
I will dwell among them(B)
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,(C)
and they will be My people.(D)[c]
17 Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.(E)[d]
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Or Beliar, a name for the Devil or antichrist in extra-biblical Jewish writings
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Other mss read you
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lv 26:12; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 37:26
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 Is 52:11
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
New International Version
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
New International Version
15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]?(A) Or what does a believer(B) have in common with an unbeliever?(C) 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(D) For we are the temple(E) of the living God.(F) As God has said:
“I will live with them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”[b](G)
17 Therefore,
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
King James Version
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
King James Version
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
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2 Corinthians 6:15-17
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
English Standard Version
15 (A)What accord has Christ with Belial?[a] Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For (B)we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
(C)“I will make my dwelling among them and (D)walk among them,
and (E)I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore (F)go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar
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