2Cor 6 | NASB2020 | STEP | And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain --

2 Corinthians 6

Their Ministry Commended

1 And ^aworking together with Him, ^bwe also urge you not to receive ^cthe grace of God in vain-- 2 for He says,

“ ^dAt a favorable time I listened to you,
And on a day of salvation I helped you.”
Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation”-- 3 ^egiving no reason for taking offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, 4 but in everything ^fcommending ourselves as ^{▼▼Or ministers
,} ^hservants of God, ⁱin much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in difficulties, 5 in ^jbeatings, in imprisonments, in ^{▼▼Lit tumults
,} ^lmob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in ^mhunger, 6 in purity, in ⁿknowledge, in ^opatience, in kindness, in the ^pHoly Spirit, in ^qgenuine love, 7 in ^rthe word of truth, and in ^sthe power of God; by ^tthe weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, 8 by glory and ^udishonor, by ^vevil report and good report; regarded as ^wdeceivers and yet ^xtrue; 9 as unknown and yet well known, as ^ydying and yet behold, ^zwe are alive; as ^{▼▼Or disciplined}punished and yet not put to death, 10 as ^absorrowful yet always ^acrejoicing, as ^adpoor yet making many rich, as ^aehaving nothing and yet possessing ^afall things.

11 ^agOur mouth ^{▼▼Lit is open to you}has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our ^aiheart is opened wide. 12 You are not restrained ^{▼▼Or in us}by us, but ^akyou are restrained in your own ^{▼▼Lit inward parts}affections. 13 Now in the same way in ^amexchange--I am speaking as to ^anchildren --open wide your hearts to us, you as well.

14 ^aoDo not be ^{▼▼Lit unevenly yoked}mismatched with ^aqunbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness ^arshare together, or what does light have in common with darkness? 15 Or what ^asharmony does Christ have with ^{▼▼Gr Beliar; a name of the devil and the antichrist}Belial, or ^{▼▼Lit what part has a believer with an unbeliever}what does a ^avbeliever share with an ^awunbeliever? 16 Or ^axwhat agreement does ^{▼▼Or a temple}the temple of God have with idols? For we are ^{▼▼Or a temple
,} ^bathe temple of ^bbthe living God; just as God said,

“ ^bcI will ^bddwell among them and ^bewalk among them;
And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
17 “ ^bfTherefore, ^bgcome out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
18 “ ^bhAnd I will be a father to you,
And you shall be ^bisons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.