2 Coríntios 6
1 E nós, cooperando tambem, vos exhortamos a que não recebaes a graça de Deus em vão;
[Therefore], because I am working together with God [himself], I say this to you very strongly: God has [already] kindly [forgiven you because Christ died for you], so do not now [say] “It does not matter [if I live just to please myself].”
2 (Porque diz: Ouvi-te em tempo acceitavel e soccorri-te no dia da salvação: Eis aqui agora o tempo acceitavel, eis aqui agora o dia da salvação.)
For God said [long ago in the Scriptures]: When it is the right time [for me] to help you, [you will ask me to help you], and I will hear you. Then I will [send] a Savior to help you. [So listen to what] I am telling you: God [has sent] his Savior, so now is the time when [God is ready to] save [people from the guilt of their sins].
3 Não dando nós escandalo em coisa alguma, para que o ministerio não seja vituperado;
Neither I nor the men [working] with me do anything that would hinder people from trusting in Christ, and so we cannot be accused {no one can accuse [us]} [of not] serving [God properly].
4 Antes, como ministros de Deus, fazendo-nos agradaveis em tudo: na muita soffrença, nas afflicções, nas necessidades, nas angustias,
Instead, in everything [that we(exc) say and do], we show [people] that we serve God faithfully. We patiently endure [all the things that happen to us. People cause us] many troubles and, as a result, we are anxious [and often do not know what to do].
5 Nos açoites, nas prisões, nos tumultos, nos trabalhos, nas vigilias, nos jejuns,
Sometimes we have been beaten [and bound] {People have beaten [us and tied us]} [with] chains in prison. [Angry mobs] have attacked us, [wanting to kill us]. We have continued working [for God until we had no more strength to work]. We have had many sleepless nights, and we have [often been without food].
6 Na pureza, na sciencia, na longanimidade, na benignidade, no Espirito Sancto, no amor não fingido,
[All that we think about and all that we do is] pure [in God’s sight]. Knowing [how God wants us to conduct our lives, we do what pleases him]. We are patient [with those who oppose us]. We are kind [to everyone. We depend on] the Holy Spirit [to help us]. We love people sincerely [as God wants us to love them].
7 Na palavra da verdade, no poder de Deus, pelas armas da justiça, á direita e á esquerda,
We faithfully teach [the true] message [about Christ], and God [gives us] his power [as we teach it. Like soldiers] using weapons [MET] [in a battle], we, by [living] righteously, [defend God’s message and refute those who attack it].
8 Por honra e por deshonra, por infamia e por boa fama: como enganadores, e sendo verdadeiros:
[We serve God faithfully], whether [people] praise us [(exc)] or [whether they] despise us, whether [people say] bad things [about us(exc)] or [whether they say] good things [about us. We keep teaching] the truth, [even though some people say that] we are deceiving [people].
9 Como desconhecidos, mas sendo bem conhecidos: como morrendo, e eis que vivemos: como castigados, e não mortos:
[Some people] know [well that we are true servants of God, and yet others], who know us, refuse to [believe that. People have often tried to] kill us [(inc)], yet we are still alive. We have [often] been beaten, but we have not been killed {[People have often] beaten us [(exc)], but [they] have not killed us}.
10 Como contristados, mas sempre alegres: como pobres, mas enriquecendo a muitos: como nada tendo, e possuindo tudo.
Although we [(exc)] are often very sad [because people have rejected our message], we are always joyful [because of all that God has done for us]. Even though we [(exc)] are poor, we make [it possible for] many people to be [spiritually] rich. It is true that [in this world] we [(exc)] have nothing [valuable] [HYP], but [because we belong to God’s family], all [that God has] belongs to us.
11 Ó corinthios, a nossa bocca aberta está para vós, o nosso coração está dilatado.
You [fellow believers] in Corinth, [I have been] completely honest with you. [I have told you exactly how we(exc) feel about you, that] we love you very much [IDM].
12 Não estaes estreitados em nós; mas estaes estreitados nas vossas entranhas.
We are not [treating you as though we do not] love you, but you are [treating us as though you do] not love us.
13 Ora, em recompensa d'isto, (fallo como a filhos) dilatae-vos tambem vós.
In return [for our loving you, will you not] love [us] [IDM] just as [much as we love you?] I am writing [to you] as if you were my own children.
14 Não vos prendaes desegualmente ao jugo com os infieis; porque, que participação tem a justiça com a injustiça? E que communicação tem a luz com as trevas
Do not (team up/have a close relationship) with anyone who does not trust [in Christ. I say this] because we who [trust in Christ and do] what is right should not [RHQ] [want to do things] with wicked people. Or [to say it in another way], just like light and darkness never join together, so [those who belong to Christ and those who belong to Satan should never join together] [RHQ].
15 E que concordia ha entre Christo e Belial? Ou que parte tem o fiel com o infiel?
There is no [RHQ] agreement of any kind between Christ and Satan. [So], believers have no [RHQ] common [spiritual] interests with unbelievers.
16 E que consentimento tem o templo de Deus com os idolos? Porque vós sois o templo do Deus vivente, como Deus disse: N'elles habitarei, e entre elles andarei: e eu serei o seu Deus e elles serão o meu povo.
[Just] as no one would [dare to bring] idols into the Temple [in Jerusalem], believers should never [RHQ] join with those who worship idols. [I say that] because [MET] [the Holy Spirit is in us, and so] we are [like] the Temple of the all-powerful God. [It is] as God himself said [in the Scriptures]: I will live in [my people]. I will always be with/helping them. [They will say to me], “You are our God,” and [I will say to them], “You are my people.”
17 Pelo que sahi do meio d'elles, e apartae-vos, diz o Senhor; e não toqueis coisa immunda, e eu vos receberei:
[In another place in the Scriptures we read that] the Lord said: Get away from those who do evil things; keep yourselves separated from them. Do [nothing sinful that would make you] unacceptable to me. Then I will welcome you [as members of my family].
18 E eu serei para vós Pae e vós sereis para mim filhos e filhas, diz o Senhor todo poderoso.
[The Lord also said]: I will [care for you] as [MET] a loving father [cares for his children], and [it will be as though] you are my own sons and daughters. I, the all-powerful Lord, am saying this [to you].
