2 Corinthians 6

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

But [as] fellow-workmen, we also beseech 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 says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now [is the] well-accepted time; behold, now [the] day of salvation: )

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

giving no manner of offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;

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

but in everything commending ourselves as God's ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

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

in stripes, in prisons, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, 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; through the arms of righteousness on the right hand and left,

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

through glory and dishonour, 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 disciplined, and 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 grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

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

Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded.

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

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections;

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

but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children, ) let your heart also expand itself.

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

Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation [is there] between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

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

and what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along 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 of God's temple with idols? for ye are [the] living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a 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 [what is] 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 I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.