2 Corinthians 6

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

But we helpynge monesten, that ye resseyuen not the grace of God in veyn.

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 seith, In tyme wel plesinge Y haue herd thee, and in the dai of heelthe Y haue helpid thee. Lo! now a tyme acceptable, lo! now a dai of heelthe.

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

Yyue we to no man ony offencioun, that oure seruyce be not repreued;

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

but in alle thingis yyue we vs silf as the mynystris of God, in myche pacience, in tribulaciouns,

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

in nedis, in angwischis, in betyngis, in prisouns, in dissensiouns with ynne, in trauels, in wakyngis, in fastyngis,

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

in chastite, in kunnyng, in long abiding, in swetnesse, in the Hooli Goost,

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 charite not feined, in the word of treuthe, in the vertu of God; bi armeris of riytwisnesse on the riythalf and on the lefthalf;

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

bi glorie and vnnoblei; bi yuel fame and good fame; as disseyueris, and trewe men; as thei that ben vnknowun, and knowun;

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

as men diynge, and lo! we lyuen; as chastisid, and not maad deed;

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

as sorewful, euere more ioiynge; as hauynge nede, but makynge many men riche; as no thing hauynge, and weldynge alle thingis.

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

A! ye Corynthies, oure mouth is open to you, oure herte is alargid;

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

ye ben not angwischid in vs, but ye ben anguischid in youre inwardnessis.

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

And Y seie as to sones, ye that han the same reward, be ye alargid.

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

Nyle ye bere the yok with vnfeithful men. For what parting of riytwisnes with wickidnesse? or what felouschipe of liyt to derknessis?

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

and what acording of Crist to Belial? or what part of a feithful with the vnfeithful?

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 consent to the temple of God with mawmetis? And ye ben the temple of the lyuynge God, as the Lord seith, For Y schal dwelle in hem, and Y schal walke among hem; and Y schal be God of hem, and thei schulen be a puple to me.

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

For which thing go ye out of the myddil of hem, and be ye departid, seith the Lord, and touche ye not vnclene thing;

18 "And I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the Lord of hosts.

and Y schal resseyue you, and schal be to you in to a fadir, and ye schulen be to me in to sones and douytris, seith the Lord almyyti.