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1 And working together also we call upon [you] that ye receive not in vain the grace of God --
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1 As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
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2 for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now [is] a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' --
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2 For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
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3 in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,
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3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
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4 but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
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4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
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5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
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5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
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6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,
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6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
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7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,
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7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
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8 through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;
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8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
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9 as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;
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9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
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10 as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
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10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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11 Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!
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11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
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12 ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,
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12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
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13 and [as] a recompense of the same kind, (as to children I say [it],) be ye enlarged -- also ye!
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13 As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your hearts also.
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14 Become not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking [is there] to righteousness and lawlessness?
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14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
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15 and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?
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15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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16 and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- `I will dwell in them, and will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,
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16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."
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17 wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,
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17 "Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."
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18 and I will be to you for a Father, and ye -- ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'
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18 "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
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