2 Corinthians 6
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1Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain. 1Working together with him, we also appeal to you, "Don't receive the grace of God in vain."
2For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"!2For he says: At an acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. See, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation!
3We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry. 3We are not giving anyone an occasion for offense, so that the ministry will not be blamed.
4Instead, in every way we demonstrate that we are God's servants by tremendous endurance in the midst of difficulties, hardships, and calamities; 4Instead, as God's ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardships, by difficulties,
5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger; 5by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
6with purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; with the Holy Spirit, genuine love, 6by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
7truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands; 7by the word of truth, by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
8through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived as deceivers and yet true, 8through glory and dishonor, through slander and good report; regarded as deceivers, yet true;
9as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet—as you see—very much alive, as punished and yet not killed, 9as unknown, yet recognized; as dying, yet see--we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;
10as sorrowful and yet always rejoicing, as poor and yet enriching many, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.10as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
11We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open. 11We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide.
12We have not cut you off, but you have cut off your own feelings toward us. 12We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
13Do us a favor—I ask you as my children—and open wide your hearts.13I speak as to my children; as a proper response, open your heart to us.
14Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness? 14Don't become partners with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
15What harmony exists between the Messiah and Beliar, or what do a believer and an unbeliever have in common? 15What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." 16And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
17Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
18I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty. 18And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
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