2 Corinthians 6

1 And as aiders we entreat of you, that the grace of God which ye have received, may not be ineffectual in you.

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

2 For he hath said, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in the day of life I have aided thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time! and behold, now is the day of life!

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 Give ye no occasion of offence to any one in any thing, that there may be no reproach on our ministry.

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

4 But we, in all things, would show ourselves to be the ministers of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessity, in distresses,

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

5 in scourgings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toil, in watching, in fasting;

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

6 by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by benignity, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,

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

7 by the speaking of truth, by the energy of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the 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 amid honor and dishonor, amid praise and contumely; as deceivers, and yet true;

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

9 as not known, and yet we are well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastised, yet not killed;

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

10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as indigent, yet enriching many; as possessing nothing, yet having all things.

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

11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened towards you, and our heart expanded.

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

12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

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

13 I speak as to my children, Pay me the debt which ye owe, and expand your love towards me.

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

14 And be ye not yoke-fellows with them that believe not: for what fellowship hath righteousness with iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

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

15 or what concord hath the Messiah with Satan? 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 or what agreement hath the temple of God with that of demons? For ye are the temple of the living God; as it is said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them, 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 out from among them, and be ye separate from them, saith the Lord; and come not near the unclean thing, and I will receive you;

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 be to you a Father, and ye shall be sons and daughters to me, 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.'