2 Corinthians 6, side by side

¹Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain,

¹We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

²for 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.

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.)

³We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

³Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

⁴but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

⁴But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

⁵in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

⁵In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

⁶in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

⁶By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

⁷in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

⁷By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

⁸by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

⁸By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

⁹as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;

⁹As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

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

¹⁰As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

¹¹Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

¹¹O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

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

¹²Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

¹³Now in return, I speak as to my children: you also open your hearts.

¹³Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.

¹⁴Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

¹⁴Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

¹⁵What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?

¹⁵And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

¹⁶What 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.”

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷Therefore “ ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

¹⁷Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

¹⁸I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

¹⁸And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.