II Corinthians 6

¹But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

²For he says: “In a favorable time, I heeded you; and on the day of salvation, I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

³May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.

⁴But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;

⁵despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;

⁶by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;

⁷with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;

⁸through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;

⁹as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;

¹⁰as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.

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

¹²You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.

¹³But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.

¹⁴Do not choose to bear the yoke with unbelievers. For how can justice be a participant with iniquity? Or how can the fellowship of light be a participant with darkness?

¹⁵And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?

¹⁶And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: “I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

¹⁷Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.

¹⁸Then I will accept you. And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

II Corinthians 6

¹And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

²For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation.

³Giving no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed.

⁴But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,

⁵In stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

⁶In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned,

⁷In the word of truth, in the power of God: by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left:

⁸By honour and dishonour: by evil report and good report: as deceivers and yet true: as unknown and yet known:

⁹As dying and behold we live: as chastised and not killed:

¹⁰As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as needy, yet enriching many: as having nothing and possessing all things.

¹¹Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians: our heart is enlarged.

¹²You are not straitened in us: but in your own bowels you are straitened.

¹³But having the same recompense (I speak as to my children): be you also enlarged.

¹⁴Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?

¹⁵And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath the faithful with the unbeliever?

¹⁶And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.

¹⁷Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

¹⁸And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.