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2 Corinthians 6:2-12

Lexham English Bible LEB

2 For he says, "At the acceptable time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you."<note: A quotation from Isa 49:8> Behold, now [is] the acceptable time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation!

3 [We are] giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found [with it],

4 but commending ourselves as servants of God in every [way], in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,

5 in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,

6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love without hypocrisy,

7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,

8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and good repute, [regarded] as deceivers and [yet] truthful,

9 as unknown and [yet] known completely, as dying, and behold, we go on living, as disciplined, and [yet] not put to death,

10 as grieving, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and possessing everything.

11 {We have spoken freely and openly} to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.

12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your affections.

New International Version NIV

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.

3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.

4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;

5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;

6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;

9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;

10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.

12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.