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World English Bible

2 Corinthians 6 (WEBP)

[1] Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.
[2] For he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.
[3] We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
[4] but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
[5] in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,
[6] in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,
[7] in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
[8] by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,
[9] as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed,
[10] as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
[11] Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
[12] You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.
[13] Now in return—I speak as to my children—you also open your hearts.
[14] Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
[15] What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?
[16] What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
[17] Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
[18] I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 6:2
2 Corinthians 6:16 ; ;
2 Corinthians 6:17 ;
2 Corinthians 6:18 ;

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Corinthians 6 (KJVS)

[1] We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
[2] (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, And in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
[3] Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
[4] But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
[5] in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
[6] by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
[7] by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
[8] by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
[9] as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
[10] as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
[11] O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
[12] Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
[13] Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
[14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
[15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
[16] And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[17] Wherefore Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch not the unclean thing; And I will receive you,
[18] And will be a Father unto you, And ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

2 Corinthians 6:4 Gr. commending
2 Corinthians 6:5 Or, in tossings to and fro

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Corinthians 6 (BYZ)

[1] Συνεργοῦντες () δὲ () καὶ () παρακαλοῦμεν () μὴ () εἰς () κενὸν () τὴν () χάριν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () δέξασθαι () ὑμᾶς ()—
[2] λέγει () γάρ, () Καιρῷ () δεκτῷ () ἐπήκουσά () σου, () καὶ () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () σωτηρίας () ἐβοήθησά () σοι· () ἰδού, () νῦν () καιρὸς () εὐπρόσδεκτος, () ἰδού, () νῦν () ἡμέρα () σωτηρίας ()—
[3] μηδεμίαν () ἐν () μηδενὶ () διδόντες () προσκοπήν, () ἵνα () μὴ () μωμηθῇ () ἡ () διακονία· ()
[4] ἀλλ’ () ἐν () παντὶ () συνιστῶντες () ἑαυτοὺς () ὡς () θεοῦ () διάκονοι, () ἐν () ὑπομονῇ () πολλῇ, () ἐν () θλίψεσιν, () ἐν () ἀνάγκαις, () ἐν () στενοχωρίαις, ()
[5] ἐν () πληγαῖς, () ἐν () φυλακαῖς, () ἐν () ἀκαταστασίαις, () ἐν () κόποις, () ἐν () ἀγρυπνίαις, () ἐν () νηστείαις, ()
[6] ἐν () ἁγνότητι, () ἐν () γνώσει, () ἐν () μακροθυμίᾳ, () ἐν () χρηστότητι, () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἁγίῳ, () ἐν () ἀγάπῃ () ἀνυποκρίτῳ, ()
[7] ἐν () λόγῳ () ἀληθείας, () ἐν () δυνάμει () θεοῦ, () διὰ () τῶν () ὅπλων () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () τῶν () δεξιῶν () καὶ () ἀριστερῶν, ()
[8] διὰ () δόξης () καὶ () ἀτιμίας, () διὰ () δυσφημίας () καὶ () εὐφημίας· () ὡς () πλάνοι () καὶ () ἀληθεῖς· ()
[9] ὡς () ἀγνοούμενοι, () καὶ () ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι· () ὡς () ἀποθνῄσκοντες, () καὶ () ἰδού, () ζῶμεν· () ὡς () παιδευόμενοι, () καὶ () μὴ () θανατούμενοι· ()
[10] ὡς () λυπούμενοι, () ἀεὶ () δὲ () χαίροντες· () ὡς () πτωχοί, () πολλοὺς () δὲ () πλουτίζοντες· () ὡς () μηδὲν () ἔχοντες, () καὶ () πάντα () κατέχοντες. ()
[11] Τὸ () στόμα () ἡμῶν () ἀνέῳγεν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () Κορίνθιοι, () ἡ () καρδία () ἡμῶν () πεπλάτυνται. ()
[12] Οὐ () στενοχωρεῖσθε () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () στενοχωρεῖσθε () δὲ () ἐν () τοῖς () σπλάγχνοις () ὑμῶν. ()
[13] Τὴν () δὲ () αὐτὴν () ἀντιμισθίαν ()—ὡς () τέκνοις () λέγω ()—πλατύνθητε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς. ()
[14] Μὴ () γίνεσθε () ἑτεροζυγοῦντες () ἀπίστοις· () τίς () γὰρ () μετοχὴ () δικαιοσύνῃ () καὶ () ἀνομίᾳ; () Τίς () δὲ () κοινωνία () φωτὶ () πρὸς () σκότος; ()
[15] Τίς () δὲ () συμφώνησις () χριστῷ () πρὸς () Βελίαρ; () Ἢ () τίς () μερὶς () πιστῷ () μετὰ () ἀπίστου; ()
[16] Τίς () δὲ () συγκατάθεσις () ναῷ () θεοῦ () μετὰ () εἰδώλων; () Ὑμεῖς () γὰρ () ναὸς () θεοῦ () ἐστε () ζῶντος, () καθὼς () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεὸς () ὅτι () Ἐνοικήσω () ἐν () αὐτοῖς, () καὶ () ἐμπεριπατήσω· () καὶ () ἔσομαι () αὐτῶν () θεός, () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () ἔσονταί () μοι () λαός. ()
[17] Διό, () Ἐξέλθετε () ἐκ () μέσου () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἀφορίσθητε, () λέγει () κύριος, () καὶ () ἀκαθάρτου () μὴ () ἅπτεσθε· () κἀγὼ () εἰσδέξομαι () ὑμᾶς, ()
[18] καὶ () ἔσομαι () ὑμῖν () εἰς () πατέρα, () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἔσεσθέ () μοι () εἰς () υἱοὺς () καὶ () θυγατέρας, () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. ()

2 Corinthians 6:4 συνιστῶντες ¦ NA TH συνιστάντες ¦ SBL WH συνιστάνοντες
2 Corinthians 6:14a γίνεσθε ¦ TH γείνεσθε
2 Corinthians 6:14b Τίς δὲ ¦ CT Ἤ τὶς
2 Corinthians 6:15a χριστῷ ¦ CT χριστοῦ
2 Corinthians 6:15b Βελίαρ ¦ PT SCR Βελίαλ
2 Corinthians 6:16a συγκατάθεσις ¦ WH συνκατάθεσις
2 Corinthians 6:16b Ὑμεῖς ¦ CT Ἡμεῖς
2 Corinthians 6:16c ἐστε ¦ CT ἐσμεν
2 Corinthians 6:16d ἐμπεριπατήσω ¦ WH ἐνπεριπατήσω
2 Corinthians 6:16e μοι ¦ CT μου
2 Corinthians 6:17 Ἐξέλθετε ¦ CT PT Ἐξέλθατε

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.