¹But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: ²(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now is the well-accepted time; behold, now the day of salvation:) ³giving no manner of offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed; ⁴but in everything commending ourselves as God’s ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits, ⁵in stripes, in prisons, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, ⁶in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, ⁷in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the arms of righteousness on the right hand and left, ⁸through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, and true; ⁹as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as disciplined, and not put to death; ¹⁰as grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

¹¹Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded. ¹²Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections; ¹³but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself. ¹⁴Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness? ¹⁵and what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along with an unbeliever? ¹⁶and what agreement of God’s temple with idols? for ye are the living God’s temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people. ¹⁷Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and I will receive you; ¹⁸and I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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