2 Corinthians 6

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1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.	1 But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
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 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.
3 We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;	3 May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.
4 on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints,	4 But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;
5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;	5 despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;
6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,	6 by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;
7 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;	7 with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;
8 through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;	8 through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;
9 as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;	9 as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;
10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.	10 as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.
11 We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.	11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.
12 You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.	12 You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.
13 As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.	13 But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.
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 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?
15 What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?	15 And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?
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 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.
17 Therefore, come forth from them and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch nothing unclean; then I will receive you	17 Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.
18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."	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.”