2 Corinthians 6

Chapter 6

Their Ministry Commended

¹And ^aworking together with Him, ^bwe also urge you not to receive ^cthe grace of God in vain—

²for He says,

“^aAt the acceptable time I listened to you,

And on the day of salvation I helped you.”

Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

^3agiving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

⁴but in everything ^acommending ourselves as ^1bservants of God, ^cin much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

⁵in ^abeatings, in imprisonments, in ^btumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in ^chunger,

⁶in purity, in ^aknowledge, in ^bpatience, in kindness, in the ^cHoly Spirit, in ^dgenuine love,

⁷in ^athe word of truth, in ^bthe power of God; by ^cthe weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

⁸by glory and ^adishonor, by ^bevil report and good report; regarded as ^cdeceivers and yet ^dtrue;

⁹as unknown ¹yet well-known, as ^adying yet behold, ^bwe live; as ²punished yet not put to death,

¹⁰as ^asorrowful yet always rejoicing, as ^bpoor yet making many rich, as ^chaving nothing ¹yet possessing ^dall things.

^11aOur mouth ¹has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our ^bheart is opened wide.

¹²You are not restrained ¹by us, but ^ayou are restrained in your own ²affections.

¹³Now in a like ^aexchange—I speak as to ^bchildren—open wide to us also.

^14aDo not be ¹bound together with ^bunbelievers; for what ^cpartnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

¹⁵Or what ^aharmony has Christ with ¹Belial, or ²what has a ^bbeliever in common with an ^cunbeliever?

¹⁶Or ^awhat agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are ^bthe temple of ^cthe living God; just as God said,

“^dI will ^edwell in them and ^fwalk among them;

And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

¹⁷“^aTherefore, ^bcome out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.

“And do not touch what is unclean;

And I will welcome you.

¹⁸“^aAnd I will be a father to you,

And you shall be ^bsons and daughters to Me,”

Says the Lord Almighty.