2 Corinthians 6
6
1Working together # Or As we work together with Him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive God’s grace in vain.” 2For He says:
I heard you in an acceptable time,
and I helped you in the day of salvation. # Is 49:8 # Is 49:8
Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. # Is 49:8; 55:6; Lk 4:19; Heb 3:13
The Character of Paul’s Ministry
3We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed. 4But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:
by great endurance, by afflictions,
by hardship, by difficulties,
5by beatings, by imprisonments, # Jdg 16:21
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
6by purity, # 2Co 11:3 by knowledge, # Php 3:8; 1Jn 4:8
by patience, # Ex 34:6; 2Tm 3:10 by kindness, # Rm 2:4; 3:12; 11:22; Gl 5:22; Eph 2:7; Col 3:12; Ti 3:4
by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, # 1Co 13:1
7by the message of truth, # 2Th 2:10
by the power of God; # Mk 5:30; Lk 1:35; 6:19; Ac 19:11; 2Co 13:4; Rv 11:17
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,
8through glory # 1Pt 5:4 and dishonor,
through slander and good report;
as deceivers yet true;
9as unknown yet recognized;
as dying and look — we live;
as being disciplined yet not killed;
10as grieving yet always rejoicing; # Mt 5:4; Jn 16:22; 2Co 7:4; Php 1:4,25; 2:17-18; 3:1; 4:1,4; Col 1:24; 1Th 1:6; 1Pt 1:6-8
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.
11We have spoken openly # Lit Our mouths have been open to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. 12You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections. 13I speak as to my children. As a proper response, you should also be open to us.
Separation to God
14Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? # Mt 13:41 Or what fellowship does light # Jn 12:46 have with darkness? # Mt 6:23 15What agreement does Christ have with Belial? # Or Beliar, a name for the Devil or antichrist in extra-biblical Jewish writings Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols? # Gn 31:19; 1Co 8:4 For we # Other mss read you are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:
I will dwell among them # Jms 4:5
and walk among them,
and I will be their God, # Heb 3:6
and they will be My people. # Lv 26:12 # Lv 26:12; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 37:26
17Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you. # Is 52:11 # Is 52:11
18I will be a Father # Mt 5:16; 11:27; Lk 11:13; Jn 8:42; Eph 5:20 to you,
and you will be sons # Mt 5:9 and daughters to Me,
says the Lord Almighty. # 2Sm 7:14; Rv 1:8 # 2Sm 7:14; Is 43:6; 49:22; 60:4; Hs 1:10
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2 Corinthians 6
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1Since we work together with him, we are also begging you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2He says, “I listened to you at the right time, and I helped you on the day of salvation.”#6.2 Isa 49:8 Look, now is the right time! Look, now is the day of salvation!
3We don’t give anyone any reason to be offended about anything so that our ministry won’t be criticized. 4Instead, we commend ourselves as ministers of God in every way. We did this with our great endurance through problems, disasters, and stressful situations. 5We went through beatings, imprisonments, and riots. We experienced hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger. 6We displayed purity, knowledge, patience, and generosity. We served with the Holy Spirit, genuine love, 7telling the truth, and God’s power. We carried the weapons of righteousness in our right hand and our left hand. 8We were treated with honor and dishonor and with verbal abuse and good evaluation. We were seen as both fake and real, 9as unknown and well known, as dying—and look, we are alive! We were seen as punished but not killed, 10as going through pain but always happy, as poor but making many rich, and as having nothing but owning everything.
Call to relationship and holiness
11Corinthians, we have spoken openly to you, and our hearts are wide open. 12There are no limits to the affection that we feel for you. You are the ones who placed boundaries on your affection for us. 13But as a fair trade—I’m talking to you like you are children—open your hearts wide too.
14Don’t be tied up as equal partners with people who don’t believe. What does righteousness share with that which is outside the Law? What relationship does light have with darkness? 15What harmony does Christ have with Satan?#6.15 Or Beliah What does a believer have in common with someone who doesn’t believe? 16What agreement can there be between God’s temple and idols? Because we are the temple of the living God. Just as God said, “I live with them, and I will move among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”#6.16 Lev 26:11-12 17Therefore, “come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord. Don’t touch what is unclean. Then I will welcome you.”#6.17 Isa 52:11; Ezek 20:34, 41 18“I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty”.#6.18 2 Sam 7:14
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