2 Corinthians 6
1 As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
And as helpers, we beseech of you that the grace of Aloha which you have received be not made ineffectual in you.
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 hath said, In the time acceptable I have heard thee, And in the day of salvation I have helped thee. Behold, Now is the time acceptable; behold, Now is the day of salvation.
3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
Nor in any thing give to any man occasion of stumbling, that no blemish may be upon our ministry;
4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
but in every thing will we demonstrate ourselves that we are the ministers of Aloha; by much patience, by afflictions, by necessity, by imprisonments,
5 in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
by stripes, by chains, by tumults, by labour, by watching, by fasting,
6 in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
by purity, by knowledge, by prolonging the mind, by benignity, by the Spirit of Holiness, by love without deceit,
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 doctrine of truth, by the power of Aloha, by the arms of righteousness for the right hand and for the left,
8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
by glory and by shame, by praise and by abuse; as deceivers, and true;
9 as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
as unknown, and yet we are known; as dead, yet, lo, we live; as chastened, yet we die not;
10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet many making rich; as having nothing, yet possessing every thing.
11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
OUR mouth is opened to you, Kurinthoyee, and our heart expanded.
12 It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
You are not constrained in us, but you are constrained in your own bowels.
13 As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.
But as unto (my) children, I say to you, Render to me my gains which are with you, and expand your love towards me.
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
And be not sons of the yoke with them who believe not. For what participation hath righteousness with iniquity? Or what commixture hath the light with darkness?
15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
Or what concord hath the Meshiha with Satana? Or what portion hath the believer with the unbeliever?
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.”
Or what union hath the temple of Aloha with (that) of demons? For you are the temple of Aloha the living; as it is written, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; And I will be their God, And they shall be to me a 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 be separate from them, (saith the Lord, ) And the impure touch not; And I will receive 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 to you a Father, And you shall be to me for sons and daughters, Saith the Lord, who holdeth all.
