2 Corinthians 6

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

But working together we indeed intreat you not to have received 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, At a set time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I assisted you; 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,

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, in order 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 commending ourselves, as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulations, in straits, in difficulties,

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

in stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labors, in vigils, in fastings;

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

by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, 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; through the arms of righteousness right and 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 deceivers, and true;

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

as being unknown, and perfectly 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 sorrowing, 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 is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.

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

Be not straitened in reference to us, but be straitened in your own affections.

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

But as I speak to children, you indeed receive this reward.

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 participation is there to righteousness and unrighteousness? or what fellowship has light unto darkness?

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

What concord of Christ unto Belial? or what part has a faithful man with an infidel?

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 harmony has the temple of God with idols? for we are the temple of the living God; as God said; I will live in them, and walk about 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.

Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be ye separate, says the Lord, and touch not the 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 to you for a Father, and you shall be unto me for sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.