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Wethen, as workers together with him, beseech you also that yereceivenot the grace of Godinvain.
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(For he saith, I have heardthee in a timeaccepted,andin the day of salvation have I succouredthee:behold, now is the acceptedtime;behold, now is the day of salvation.)
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Givingnooffencein any thing,that the ministrybenotblamed:
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Butinall things approving[a]ourselvesas the ministers of God,inmuchpatience,inafflictions,innecessities,indistresses,
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Bypureness,byknowledge,bylongsuffering,bykindness,by the HolyGhost,byloveunfeigned,
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By the word of truth,by the power of God,by the armour of righteousness on the right handand on the left,
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Byhonouranddishonour,by evil reportand good report:asdeceivers,and yet true;
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Asunknown, and yet well known; asdying, and,behold, we live; aschastened, andnotkilled;
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Assorrowful, yetalwayrejoicing; aspoor,yetmakingmanyrich; ashavingnothing,and yet possessing all things.
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O ye Corinthians,ourmouth is openuntoyou,ourheart is enlarged.
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Ye arenotstraitenedinus,but ye are straitenedin your ownbowels.
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Now for a recompence in the same, (I speakas unto my children,) beyealsoenlarged.
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Be yenot unequally yoked together with unbelievers:forwhatfellowship hath righteousnesswithunrighteousness?andwhatcommunion hath lightwithdarkness?
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Andwhatconcord hath ChristwithBelial?orwhatpart hath he that believethwith an infidel?
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Andwhatagreement hath the temple of Godwithidols?foryeare the temple of the livingGod;asGod hath said*, I will dwellinthem,and walk in them; and I will betheirGod,andthey shall bemypeople.
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Wherefore come outfromamongthem,and be ye separate, saith the Lord,andtouchnot the unclean thing; and I will receiveyou,
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And will be* a Father unto you,andye shall bemysons*anddaughters,saith the LordAlmighty.