2 Corinthians 6 — GMV
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Verse 1
As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Verse 2
For he says,
Verse 3
We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that our ministry may not be discredited.
Verse 4
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
Verse 5
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
Verse 6
in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
Verse 7
in the word of truth, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
Verse 8
through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report; regarded as deceivers, and yet true;
Verse 9
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not put to death;
Verse 10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
Verse 11
O Corinthians, we have spoken freely to you; our hearts have been opened wide.
Verse 12
You are not restricted by us, but by your own affections.
Verse 13
Now in return—I am speaking as I would to my own children—open your hearts to us.
Verse 14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? What fellowship does light have with darkness?
Verse 15
What harmony does Christ have with Belial? What portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?
Verse 16
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God said,
Verse 17
Therefore, come out from among them
Verse 18
I will be a father to you,