2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 6:14

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

KJV

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ASV

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

WEB

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

YLT

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking is there to righteousness and lawlessness?

DBT

Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation [is there] between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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75 verses on the floor

1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
1 Corinthians 10:21
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
James 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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In these verses we have an account of the apostle's general errand and exhortation to all to whom he preached in every place where he came, with the several arguments and methods he used. The errand or exhortation itself, namely, to comply with the gospel offers of reconciliation--that, being favoured with the gospel, they would not receive this grace of God in vain,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Those relations that are our choice must be chosen by rule; and it is good for those who are themselves the children of God to join with those who are so likewise; for there is more danger that the bad will damage the good than hope that the good will benefit the bad.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

What an absurdity is it to think of joining righteousness and unrighteousness, or mingling light and darkness, fire and water, together! Believers are, and should be, righteous; but unbelievers are unrighteous.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

10:14). fellowship--literally, "share," or "participation." righteousness--the state of the believer, justified by faith. unrighteousness--rather, as always translated elsewhere, "iniquity"; the state of the unbeliever, the fruit of unbelief. light--of which believers are the children (1Th 5:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers - Christians with Jews or heathens. The apostle particularly speaks of marriage. But the reasons he urges equally hold against any needless intimacy with them.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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G284218× in canon G57123× in canon G545772× in canon G134392× in canon G2228342× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2CO 6:141CO 15:33 PRO 13:20
2CO 6:14JAS 4:4 MAT 6:24
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CO 6:14JAS 4:4 1JN 2:15-16
2CO 6:141CO 15:33 MAT 24:4
2CO 6:14JAS 4:4 ROM 8:7
2CO 6:141CO 15:33 1CO 5:6
2CO 6:14LEV 19:19 2CO 6:14-17
2CO 6:14JAS 4:4 JHN 15:19

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