2 Corinthians 6

1 Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,

As co-workers with him, we beseech you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain:

2 for he says, "At an acceptable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I helped you." Look, now is the "acceptable time." Look, now is the "day of salvation."

(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: )

3 We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

for we put no stumbling-block in any man’s way, in order that this ministry may not be blamed;

4 but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

but in all things we commend ourselves as the ministers of God, in much suffering, in afflictions, in distresses, in straits,

5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

in stripes, in prisons, in commotions, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Rukha d'Qudsha, in sincere love,

by purity, by knowledge, by long forbearance, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,

7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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 glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

by honor and dishonor, by evil report, and good report; as impostors, yet truthful;

9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and look, we live; as punished, and not killed;

as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and yet not put to death;

10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

11 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

Corinthians, our mouth is opened to you, our heart is enlarged:

12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

you are not straitened in us, but you are straitened in your own affections.

13 Now in return, I speak as to my children, you also be open wide.

That you may repay me in like manner, (I speak as to children, ) be you also enlarged.

14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?

15 What agreement has Meshikha with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?

What agreement has Christ with Belial? What connection has a believer with an unbeliever?

16 What agreement has 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 will be my people."

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.

17 Therefore, "'Go out from their midst, and be separate,' says the Lord, 'and touch no unclean thing,' and I will receive you.

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;

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 sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.