2 Corinthians 6

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.	1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 For he says: “In a favorable time, I heeded you; and on the day of salvation, I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.	2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.	3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;	4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;	5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;	6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;	7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;	8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;	9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.	10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.	11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
12 You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.	12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
13 But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.	13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
14 Do not choose to bear the yoke with unbelievers. For how can justice be a participant with iniquity? Or how can the fellowship of light be a participant with darkness?	14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?	15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: “I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.	16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.	17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 Then I will accept you. And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”	18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.