2 Corinthianschapter 6
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A.Now Is the Accepted Day: Servants Proven in Everythingvv. 1-10
1 As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2 For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation! 3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry. 4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; 5 in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; 6 in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; 9 as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
B.Our Mouth Is Open, Our Heart Is Widevv. 11-13
11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide. 12 It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained. 13 As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.
C.Do Not Be Yoked With Unbelieversvv. 14-18
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and 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, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Chapter summary
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
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Chapter summary
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
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We then, as workers together with him, beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed. By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness. Paul's heart is enlarged; be not unequally yoked with unbelievers. Come out from among them, and be ye separate. I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you. Henry reads the chapter as the apostolic plea for reciprocal openness of heart.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Epistle · Paul — 2 Corinthians overview
- A. 1–10 Now Is the Accepted Day: Servants Proven in Everything
- B. 11–13 Our Mouth Is Open, Our Heart Is Wide
- C. 14–18 Do Not Be Yoked With Unbelievers
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