2 Corinthians 6

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1 But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.	1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive 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 says: "In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is a very acceptable 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 We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;
4 But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;	4 on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints,
5 despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;	5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;
6 by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;	6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,
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 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;
8 through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;	8 through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;
9 as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;	9 as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;
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 always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.	11 We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
12 You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.	12 You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.
13 But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.	13 As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.
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 Do not be yoked with those who are different, with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
15 And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?	15 What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
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 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said: "I will live with them and move among 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 Therefore, come forth from them and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch nothing unclean; then 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 I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."