II Corinthians Chapter 6

In this letter the apostle Paul writes about his relationship with the Corinthian church and the difficulties that some false prophet had brought to his ministry.

A Conservative Version

6 : 1 And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain

6 : 2 (for he says, At an acceptable time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee. Behold, now is an acceptable time. Behold, now is a day of salvation),

6 : 3 giving not one cause of stumbling in anything, so that the ministry may not be criticized,

6 : 4 but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,

6 : 5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hungerings,

6 : 6 in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in non-hypocritical love,

6 : 7 in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left,

6 : 8 through glory and disrepute, through slander and commendation; as deceitful, and yet true;

6 : 9 as unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not put to death;

6 : 10 as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

6 : 11 O Corinthians, our mouth has been opened to you, our heart has been enlarged.

6 : 12 Ye are not limited in us, but ye are limited in your bowels.

6 : 13 But I speak the same recompense as to children, be ye also enlarged.

6 : 14 Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?

6 : 15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what share have believers with non-believers?

6 : 16 And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.

6 : 17 Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says the Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you

6 : 18 and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.