2 Corinthians 6
1 As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.
2 For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
For he sayth, I haue heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of saluation haue I succoured thee: beholde nowe the accepted time, beholde nowe the day of saluation.
3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
We giue no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministerie shoulde not be reprehended.
4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours,
6 in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained,
7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
By the worde of trueth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand, and on the left,
8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
By honour, and dishonour, by euill report, and good report, as deceiuers, and yet true:
9 as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
As vnknowen, and yet knowen: as dying, and beholde, we liue: as chastened, and yet not killed:
10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
As sorowing, and yet alway reioycing: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauing nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
O Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you: our heart is made large.
12 It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
Ye are not kept strait in vs, but ye are kept strait in your owne bowels.
13 As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.
Nowe for the same recompence, I speake as to my children, Be you also inlarged.
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
Be not vnequally yoked with the infidels: for what fellowship hath righteousnesse with vnrighteousnesse? and what communion hath light with darkenesse?
15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath the beleeuer with the infidell?
16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? for ye are the Temple of the liuing God: as God hath said, I will dwell among them, and walke there: and I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.
17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.
18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
And I will be a Father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lord almightie.
