2 Corinthians 6
1 Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,
As fellow-workers, then, with him, we also exhort you that ye 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 saith: “In an accepted time I heard thee, and in the day of salvation I helped thee;” Behold, now is the accepted time, behold, now is the day of salvation; )
3 We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
giving no occasion for stumbling in anything, that the 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 as God's ministers recommending ourselves in all things, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Rukha d'Qudsha, in sincere love,
in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in 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,
in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the weapons 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;
through honor and dishonor, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and true;
9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and look, we live; as punished, and not killed;
as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
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, and possessing all things.
11 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
Ye have not a narrow place in my heart, but ye have a narrow place for me in yours.
13 Now in return, I speak as to my children, you also be open wide.
So then in return, I speak to you as children, let your hearts be 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 strangely yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? Or what communion hath light with darkness?
15 What agreement has Meshikha with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?
And what concord hath Christ with Beliar? Or what part hath 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."
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God said: “I will dwell among 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.
“Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not anything unclean;” “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 will be to you a father, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”
