2 Corinthians 6

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.	1 As his fel ow-workers, we urge you not to let your acceptance of his grace come to nothing.
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.	2 As he said, 'At the time of my favour I have answered you; on the day of salvation I have helped you';wel , now is the real time of favour, now the day of salvation is here.
3 We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;	3 We avoid putting obstacles in anyone's way, so that no blame may attach to our work of service;
4 on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints,	4 but in everything we prove ourselves authentic servants of God; by resolute perseverance in times ofhardships, difficulties and distress;
5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;	5 when we are flogged or sent to prison or mobbed; labouring, sleepless, starving;
6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,	6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness; in the Holy Spirit, in a love free of affectation;
7 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;	7 in the word of truth and in the power of God; by using the weapons of uprightness for attack and fordefence:
8 through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;	8 in times of honour or disgrace, blame or praise; taken for impostors and yet we are genuine;
9 as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;	9 unknown and yet we are acknowledged; dying, and yet here we are, alive; scourged but not executed;
10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.	10 in pain yet always ful of joy; poor and yet making many people rich; having nothing, and yet owningeverything.
11 We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.	11 People of Corinth, we have spoken frankly and opened our heart to you.
12 You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.	12 Any distress you feel is not on our side; the distress is in your own selves.
13 As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.	13 In fair exchange -- I speak as though to children of mine -- you must open your hearts too.
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?	14 Do not harness yourselves in an uneven team with unbelievers; how can uprightness and law-breaking be partners, or what can light and darkness have in common?
15 What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?	15 How can Christ come to an agreement with Beliar and what sharing can there be between a believerand an unbeliever?
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.	16 The temple of God cannot compromise with false gods, and that is what we are -- the temple of theliving God. We have God's word for it: I shall fix my home among them and live among them; I will be their Godand they wil be my people.
17 Therefore, come forth from them and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch nothing unclean; then I will receive you	17 Get away from them, purify yourselves, says the Lord. Do not touch anything unclean, and then I shallwelcome you.
18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."	18 I shal be father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the almighty Lord.