2 Corinthians 6

1 As co-workers, however, we also beseech, that, not in vain, the favour of God, ye welcome;

And working together also we call upon [you] that ye receive not in vain the grace of God —

2 For he saith—In an approved season, have I hearkened unto thee, and, in a day of salvation, have succoured thee; —Lo! now, a well-approved season, Lo! now, a day of salvation:

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,' —

3 Giving, no single, occasion of stumbling, in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

4 But, in everything, commending ourselves as God’s ministers, —in much endurance, in tribulations, in necessities, in straits,

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toilings, in watchings, in fastings,

in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

6 in sanctity, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in graciousness, in Holy Spirit,

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

7 in love unfeigned, in discourse of truth, in power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and left,

in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,

8 through glory and dishonour, through bad report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true,

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

9 as unknown, and yet well-known, as dying, and lo! we live, as disciplined, and yet not put to death,

as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;

10 as grieving, yet, ever, rejoicing, as destitute, yet making, many, rich, as holding, nothing, and yet firmly holding, all things.

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

11 Our mouth, is opened unto you, O Corinthians! our heart, hath become enlarged:

Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!

12 Ye are not straitened in us, but are straitened in your hearts’ affections;

ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,

13 Howbeit, by way of the like recompense—as, unto children, I speak, be enlarged, even, ye.

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

14 Be not getting diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?

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

15 And what concord hath Christ with Beliar? Or what part hath 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 And what agreement hath a shrine of God with idols? For, we, are [the] shrine of a God, that liveth: —even as God hath said—will dwell in them, and walk, and will be their God, and, they, shall be my people.

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,

17 Wherefore come ye forth out of their midst, and be separated, —saith [the] Lord, —and, one impure, do not touch; and, I, will give you welcome,

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,

18 And will become your Father, and, ye, shall become my sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye — ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'