2 Corinthians 6
1 So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.
And working together [with him] we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
2 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.
(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
3 We giue no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministerie shoulde not be reprehended.
giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;
4 But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours,
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained,
in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
7 By the worde of trueth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand, and on the left,
in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour, and dishonour, by euill report, and good report, as deceiuers, and yet true:
by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and [yet] true;
9 As vnknowen, and yet knowen: as dying, and beholde, we liue: as chastened, and yet not killed:
as unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorowing, and yet alway reioycing: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauing nothing, and yet possessing all things.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things.
11 O Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you: our heart is made large.
Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
12 Ye are not kept strait in vs, but ye are kept strait in your owne bowels.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.
13 Nowe for the same recompence, I speake as to my children, Be you also inlarged.
Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto [my] children), be ye also enlarged.
14 Be not vnequally yoked with the infidels: for what fellowship hath righteousnesse with vnrighteousnesse? and what communion hath light with darkenesse?
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath the beleeuer with the infidell?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?
16 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.
And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God 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 separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.
Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
18 And I will be a Father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lord almightie.
And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
