2 Corinthians 6
6
1 Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain. 2For he says,
“At an acceptable time I listened to you.
In a day of salvation I helped you.”#Isaiah 49:8
Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 3We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed, 4but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, 5in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, 6in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love, 7in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8by glory and dishonour, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true, 9as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed, 10as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
11 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged. 12You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. 13Now in return—I speak as to my children—you also open your hearts.
14Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever? 16What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”#Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27 17Therefore
“‘Come out from amongst them,
and be separate,’ says the Lord.
‘Touch no unclean thing.
I will receive you.#Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41
18 I will be to you a Father.
You will be to me sons and daughters,’
says the Lord Almighty.”#2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8
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2 Corinthians 6
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Mark 16:20; 1 Cor. 3:9; [Acts 15:4] Working together with him, then, #ch. 5:20 we appeal to you #[Heb. 12:15]not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2For he says,
# Cited from Isa. 49:8 “In a favorable time I listened to you,
and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, #[Ps. 32:6; 69:13; Isa. 55:6; Heb. 3:13] now is the #[Luke 4:19]favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3We #See 1 Cor. 8:13; 9:12put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4but #[1 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 2:24, 25]; See ch. 3:6 as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: #ch. 12:12; 2 Tim. 3:10 by great endurance, #Acts 9:16 in afflictions, #ch. 12:10hardships, calamities, 5#ch. 11:23-27; Acts 16:23 beatings, imprisonments, #Acts 17:5riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6#1 Thess. 2:10 by purity, #ch. 11:6 knowledge, patience, kindness, #Rom. 15:19; 1 Thess. 1:5 the Holy Spirit, #Rom. 12:9; [James 3:17]genuine love; 7by #Eph. 1:13; Col. 1:5 truthful speech, and #See 1 Cor. 2:5 the power of God; with #ch. 10:4; Eph. 6:11-17the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8through honor and dishonor, #Rom. 3:8through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9as unknown, and #[ch. 11:6] yet well known; #See ch. 4:10 as dying, and behold, we live; #Ps. 118:18as punished, and yet not killed; 10#John 16:22; [ch. 7:4] as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; #[ch. 8:9; Prov. 13:7; 1 Cor. 1:5] as poor, yet making many rich; #Acts 3:6 as having nothing, #1 Cor. 7:30yet possessing everything.
11We have spoken freely to you,#6:11 Greek Our mouth is open to you Corinthians; #ch. 7:3; [ch. 11:11; 12:15; Ps. 119:32]our heart is wide open. 12You are not restricted by us, but #ch. 7:2you are restricted in your own affections. 13#[Gal. 4:12] In return (I speak #1 Cor. 4:14as to children) widen your hearts also.
The Temple of the Living God
14 #
Deut. 7:3; Josh. 23:12; Ezra 9:2; Neh. 13:25; [1 Cor. 7:39] Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For #Eph. 5:7, 11; 1 John 1:6 what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or #See Acts 26:18what fellowship has light with darkness? 15#[1 Cor. 10:21]What accord has Christ with Belial?#6:15 Greek Beliar Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For #[Eph. 2:22]; See 1 Cor. 3:16 we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
# Cited from Lev. 26:12; See Ex. 29:45 “I will make my dwelling among them and #[Rev. 2:1; 21:3] walk among them,
and #Ex. 6:7; Jer. 31:33; Ezek. 11:20I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17Therefore #Cited from Isa. 52:11; [ch. 7:1; Ezek. 20:34, 41; Zeph. 3:20; Rev. 18:4]go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 # [Ex. 4:22; 2 Sam. 7:8, 14; Isa. 43:6; Jer. 31:9; Hos. 1:10; Rev. 21:7] and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
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