2 Corinthians 6

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

Working together now also we exhort not in vain the grace of God to receive you;

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:

He says for: In a time acceptable I listened to you and in a day of salvation I helped you; Behold now [is the] time of favor, behold now [is the] day of salvation;

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

Nothing before no one placing an obstacle, so that not may be blemished the ministry,

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

rather in everything we are commending ourselves as God’s servants in endurance great, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses,

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

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

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

in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in [the] Spirit Holy, in love genuine,

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, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for [the] left,

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

through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report, as imposters and yet true,

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

as being unknown and yet being well-known, as dying and yet behold we live, as being disciplined and yet not being killed,

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

as being sorrowful always yet rejoicing, as poor many yet enriching, as nothing having and yet all things possessing.

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

The mouth of us has been opened to you, Corinthians, the heart of us has been expanded;

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

Not you are restrained by us, you are restrained however in the affections of you;

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

Now [as] the same recompense, as to children I speak, do open [yourselves] also you.

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

Not do become unequally yoked together with unbelievers; what for partnership [have] righteousness and lawlessness? (Or *N+kO) what fellowship light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Beliar? Or what part hath a believer with an unbeliever?

What now harmony [has] (Christ *N+kO) with Belial? Or what part [has] 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.

What now agreement [the] temple of God with idols? (We ourselves *N+KO) for [the] temple of God (we are *N+KO) [the] living, even as has said God that I will dwell in them and will walk among [them], and I will be their God and they themselves will be (to Me *N+kO) a 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,

Therefore do come out from [the] midst of them and do be separate, says [the] Lord, and unclean nothing do touch; and I myself and I myself 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 you yourselves will be to Me for sons and daughters, says [the] Lord Almighty.