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2 Corinthians 6

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1 As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.

2 For he says, "At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you." See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!

3 We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,

4 but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;

6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love,

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

8 in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

9 as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed;

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

11 We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.

12 There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours.

13 In return—I speak as to children—open wide your hearts also.

14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship is there between light and darkness?

15 What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?

16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you,

18 and I will be your father, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Common English Bible CEB

1 Since we work together with him, we are also begging you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 He says, I listened to you at the right time, and I helped you on the day of salvation. Look, now is the right time! Look, now is the day of salvation!

3 We don't give anyone any reason to be offended about anything so that our ministry won't be criticized.

4 Instead, we commend ourselves as ministers of God in every way. We did this with our great endurance through problems, disasters, and stressful situations.

5 We went through beatings, imprisonments, and riots. We experienced hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger.

6 We displayed purity, knowledge, patience, and generosity. We served with the Holy Spirit, genuine love,

7 telling the truth, and God's power. We carried the weapons of righteousness in our right hand and our left hand.

8 We were treated with honor and dishonor and with verbal abuse and good evaluation. We were seen as both fake and real,

9 as unknown and well known, as dying—and look, we are alive! We were seen as punished but not killed,

10 as going through pain but always happy, as poor but making many rich, and as having nothing but owning everything.

11 Corinthians, we have spoken openly to you, and our hearts are wide open.

12 There are no limits to the affection that we feel for you. You are the ones who placed boundaries on your affection for us.

13 But as a fair trade—I'm talking to you like you are children—open your hearts wide too.

14 Don'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?

15 What harmony does Christ have with Satan? What does a believer have in common with someone who doesn't believe?

16 What 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.

17 Therefore, come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord. Don't touch what is unclean. Then I will welcome you.

18 I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.