2 Corinthians 6
1 And working together also we call upon [you] that ye receive not in vain the grace of God —
And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain
2 for He saith, 'In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now [is] a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' —
(for he says, At an acceptable time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee. Behold, now is an acceptable time. Behold, now is a day of salvation),
3 in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,
giving not one cause of stumbling in anything, so that the ministry may not be criticized,
4 but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,
5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hungerings,
6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in non-hypocritical love,
7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,
in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left,
8 through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;
through glory and disrepute, through slander and commendation; as deceitful, and yet true;
9 as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;
as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not put to death;
10 as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11 Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!
O Corinthians, our mouth has been opened to you, our heart has been enlarged.
12 ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,
Ye are not limited in us, but ye are limited in your bowels.
13 and [as] a recompense of the same kind, (as to children I say [it], ) be ye enlarged — also ye!
But I speak the same recompense as to children, be ye also enlarged.
14 Become not yoked with others — unbelievers, for what partaking [is there] to righteousness and lawlessness?
Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?
15 and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?
And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what share have believers with non-believers?
16 and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary 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 shall be My people,
And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.
17 wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I — I will receive you,
Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says the Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you
18 and I will be to you for a Father, and ye — ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'
and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
