2 Corinthians 6

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

We then, as workers together with him, plead to you also that all of you receive not the grace of God in vain.

2 For he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

(For he says, I have heard you in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I helped you: behold, now is the accepted 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 offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

4 but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

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

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

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

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, (pneuma) by love (agape) sincere,

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 (logos) of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

9 as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed,

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

11 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

O all of you Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

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

All of you are not straitened in us, but all of you are straitened in your own bowels.

13 Now in return—I speak as to my children—you also open your hearts.

Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children, ) be all of you also enlarged.

14 Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Be all of you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion has light with darkness?

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

And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?

16 What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for all of you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be all of you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

18 I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

And will be a Father unto you, and all of you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.