2 Corinthians 6
1 As workers together with God we also plead with you not to make your acceptance of God's grace worthless.
συνεργουντες δε και παρακαλουμεν μη εις κενον την χαριν του θεου δεξασθαι υμας
2 Just as God said, “At the right time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I rescued you.” Believe me: now is the right time! Now is the day of salvation!
λεγει γαρ καιρω δεκτω επηκουσα σου και εν ημερα σωτηριας εβοηθησα σοι ιδου νυν καιρος ευπροσδεκτος ιδου νυν ημερα σωτηριας
3 We don't put anything in anyone's way that would trip them up, making sure the work we do won't be criticized.
μηδεμιαν εν μηδενι διδοντες προσκοπην ινα μη μωμηθη η διακονια
4 Instead we try to demonstrate we are good servants of God in every way we can. With a great deal of patience we put up with all kinds of trouble, hardship, and distress.
αλλ εν παντι συνιστωντες εαυτους ως θεου διακονοι εν υπομονη πολλη εν θλιψεσιν εν αναγκαις εν στενοχωριαις
5 We have been beaten up, thrown into prison, and attacked by mobs. We have been worked to the bone, suffering sleepless nights and hunger.
εν πληγαις εν φυλακαις εν ακαταστασιαις εν κοποις εν αγρυπνιαις εν νηστειαις
6 We demonstrate who we are by living blameless lives in the knowledge of God, with a great deal of patience, being kind and filled with the Holy Spirit, showing sincere love.
εν αγνοτητι εν γνωσει εν μακροθυμια εν χρηστοτητι εν πνευματι αγιω εν αγαπη ανυποκριτω
7 We speak truthfully, living in the power of God. Our weapons consist of what is true and right; we attack with our right hand and we defend with our left.
εν λογω αληθειας εν δυναμει θεου δια των οπλων της δικαιοσυνης των δεξιων και αριστερων
8 We continue whether we are honored or dishonored, whether we are cursed or praised. People call us frauds but we tell the truth.
δια δοξης και ατιμιας δια δυσφημιας και ευφημιας ως πλανοι και αληθεις
9 We are disregarded, even though we are well-known; given up for dead, but we're still alive; lashed, but not killed.
ως αγνοουμενοι και επιγινωσκομενοι ως αποθνησκοντες και ιδου ζωμεν ως παιδευομενοι και μη θανατουμενοι
10 Seen as miserable, we are always rejoicing; as poor, but we make many rich; as destitute, but we own everything!
ως λυπουμενοι αει δε χαιροντες ως πτωχοι πολλους δε πλουτιζοντες ως μηδεν εχοντες και παντα κατεχοντες
11 I've been speaking bluntly, my Corinthian friends, loving you with a big heart!
το στομα ημων ανεωγεν προς υμας κορινθιοι η καρδια ημων πεπλατυνται
12 We haven't kept our love from you, but you have kept your love from us.
ου στενοχωρεισθε εν ημιν στενοχωρεισθε δε εν τοις σπλαγχνοις υμων
13 Please respond in the same way, as if you were my children, and be big-hearted!
την δε αυτην αντιμισθιαν ως τεκνοις λεγω πλατυνθητε και υμεις
14 Don't join together with people who don't believe—for what connection does goodness have with wickedness? What do light and darkness have in common?
μη γινεσθε ετεροζυγουντες απιστοις τις γαρ μετοχη δικαιοσυνη και ανομια τις δε κοινωνια φωτι προς σκοτος
15 How could Christ and the Devil ever agree? How could a believer and an unbeliever share together?
τις δε συμφωνησις χριστω προς βελιαλ η τις μερις πιστω μετα απιστου
16 What compromise could the Temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
τις δε συγκαταθεσις ναω θεου μετα ειδωλων υμεις γαρ ναος θεου εστε ζωντος καθως ειπεν ο θεος οτι ενοικησω εν αυτοις και εμπεριπατησω και εσομαι αυτων θεος και αυτοι εσονται μοι λαος
17 “So leave them, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch anything that is unclean, and I will accept you.”
διο εξελθετε εκ μεσου αυτων και αφορισθητε λεγει κυριος και ακαθαρτου μη απτεσθε καγω εισδεξομαι υμας
18 “I will be like a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
και εσομαι υμιν εις πατερα και υμεις εσεσθε μοι εις υιους και θυγατερας λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
