2 Corinthians 6
New American Standard Bible
Their Ministry Commended
6 And (A)working together with Him, (B)we also urge you not to receive (C)the grace of God in vain— 2 for He says,
“(D)At a favorable time I listened to you,
And on a day of salvation I helped you.”
Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation”— 3 (E)giving no reason for taking offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, 4 but in everything (F)commending ourselves as [a](G)servants of God, (H)in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in difficulties, 5 in (I)beatings, in imprisonments, in [b](J)mob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in (K)hunger, 6 in purity, in (L)knowledge, in (M)patience, in kindness, in the (N)Holy Spirit, in (O)genuine love, 7 in (P)the word of truth, and in (Q)the power of God; by (R)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, 8 by glory and (S)dishonor, by (T)evil report and good report; regarded as (U)deceivers and yet (V)true; 9 as unknown and yet well known, as (W)dying and yet behold, (X)we are alive; as [c]punished and yet not put to death, 10 as (Y)sorrowful yet always (Z)rejoicing, as (AA)poor yet making many rich, as (AB)having nothing and yet possessing (AC)all things.
11 (AD)Our mouth [d]has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our (AE)heart is opened wide. 12 You are not restrained [e]by us, but (AF)you are restrained in your own [f]affections. 13 Now in the same way in (AG)exchange—I am speaking as to (AH)children—open wide your hearts to us, you as well.
14 (AI)Do not be [g]mismatched with (AJ)unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness (AK)share together, or what does light have in common with darkness? 15 Or what (AL)harmony does Christ have with [h]Belial, or [i]what does a (AM)believer share with an (AN)unbeliever? 16 Or (AO)what agreement does [j]the temple of God have with idols? For we are [k](AP)the temple of (AQ)the living God; just as God said,
“(AR)I will (AS)dwell among them and (AT)walk among them;
And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
17 (AU)Therefore, (AV)come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
18 (AW)And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be (AX)sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 Or ministers
- 2 Corinthians 6:5 Lit tumults
- 2 Corinthians 6:9 Or disciplined
- 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 6
Revised Geneva Translation
6 So we, therefore, as workers together, encourage you, that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.
2 For He says, “I have heard you at an acceptable time, and on the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold now the accepted time. Behold now the day of salvation.
3 We cause no one to stumble in anything, that the ministry should not be blamed.
4 But in all things, we commend ourselves as the ministers of God: in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 in stripes, in prisons, in instability, in labors;
6 by sleeplessness, by fasting, by purity, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love without hypocrisy;
7 by the Word of Truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand, and on the left;
8 by honor and dishonor; by evil report and good report; as deceivers and yet true;
9 as unknown and yet known; as dying and behold, we live; as chastised and yet not killed;
10 as grieving and yet always rejoicing; as poor and yet making many rich; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
11 O Corinthians, our mouth has been opened to you. Our heart has been made large!
12 You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained your own inward parts.
13 Now, for the same reward, I speak as to my children. You, also, be enlarged.
14 Do not be unequally yoked with the unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with unrighteousness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or, what share has the believer with the unbeliever?
16 And what assent has the Temple of God with idols? For you are the Temple of the living God. As God has said, “I will dwell among them, and walk there. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 “Therefore, come out from among them, and separate yourselves”, says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing. And I will receive you.
18 “And I will be a Father to you. And you shall be my sons and daughters”, says the Lord Almighty.
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