< 2 Corinthians 6 >
1 As co-workers with him, we beseech you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain:
Working together now also we exhort not in vain the grace of God to receive you;
2 (for he says: I have heard thee in an acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation: )
He says for: In a time acceptable I listened to you and in a day of salvation I helped you; Behold now [is the] time of favor, behold now [is the] day of salvation;
3 for we put no stumbling-block in any man’s way, in order that this ministry may not be blamed;
Nothing before no one placing an obstacle, so that not may be blemished the ministry,
4 but in all things we commend ourselves as the ministers of God, in much suffering, in afflictions, in distresses, in straits,
rather in everything we are commending ourselves as God’s servants in endurance great, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses,
5 in stripes, in prisons, in commotions, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,
6 by purity, by knowledge, by long forbearance, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,
in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in [the] Spirit Holy, in love genuine,
7 by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
in [the] word of truth, in [the] power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for [the] left,
8 by honor and dishonor, by evil report, and good report; as impostors, yet truthful;
through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report, as imposters and yet true,
9 as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and yet not put to death;
as being unknown and yet being well-known, as dying and yet behold we live, as being disciplined and yet not being killed,
10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
as being sorrowful always yet rejoicing, as poor many yet enriching, as nothing having and yet all things possessing.
11 Corinthians, our mouth is opened to you, our heart is enlarged:
The mouth of us has been opened to you, Corinthians, the heart of us has been expanded;
12 you are not straitened in us, but you are straitened in your own affections.
Not you are restrained by us, you are restrained however in the affections of you;
13 That you may repay me in like manner, (I speak as to children, ) be you also enlarged.
Now [as] the same recompense, as to children I speak, do open [yourselves] also you.
14 Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?
Not do become unequally yoked together with unbelievers; what for partnership [have] righteousness and lawlessness? (Or *N(k)O*) what fellowship light with darkness?
15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? What connection has a believer with an unbeliever?
What now harmony [has] (Christ *N(k)O*) with Belial? Or what part [has] a believer with an unbeliever?
16 What has a temple of God in common with one of idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
What now agreement [the] temple of God with idols? (We ourselves *N(K)O*) for [the] temple of God (we are *N(K)O*) [the] living, even as has said God that I will dwell in them and will walk among [them], and I will be their God and they themselves will be (to Me *N(k)O*) a people.
17 For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you;
Therefore do come out from [the] midst of them and do be separate, says [the] Lord, and unclean nothing do touch; and I myself and I myself will receive you,
18 and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
and I will be to you for a father and you yourselves will be to Me for sons and daughters, says [the] Lord Almighty.