2 Corinthians 6

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

And also working together we call on [you] that you do not receive 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, “In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you, behold, now [is] a well-accepted time; behold, now, a day of salvation.”

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

In nothing giving any cause of offense, 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 in everything recommending ourselves as God’s servants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

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

in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,

6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Ruach ha-Kodesh, in sincere love,

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unhypocritical love,

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 armor of righteousness, on the right and on the left,

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

through glory and dishonor, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

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

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

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

Our mouth has been open to you, O Corinthians, our heart has been enlarged!

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

You are not restricted in us, and you are restricted in your [own] yearnings,

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

and [as] a repayment of the same kind (as to children I say [it]), be enlarged—also you!

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

Do not become yoked with others—unbelievers, for what partaking [is there] to righteousness and lawlessness?

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

And what fellowship to light with darkness? And what concord to Christ with Belial? Or what part to 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 to the temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God, according as God said, “I will dwell in them, and will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they will 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 forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, says the LORD, and do not touch an unclean thing, 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 for a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the LORD Almighty.”