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WEB·2 Corinthians 6

¹Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.

KJVWe^G3870 then^G1161, as workers together^G4903^(G5723) with him, beseech^G3870^(G5719) you also^G2532 that ye^G5209 receive^G1209^(G5664) not^G3361 the grace^G5485 of God^G2316 in^G1519 vain^G2756.

² For he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

KJV(For^G1063 he saith^G3004^(G5719), I have heard^G1873^(G5656) thee^G4675 in a time^G2540 accepted^G1184, and^G2532 in^G1722 the day^G2250 of salvation^G4991 have I succoured^G997^(G5656) thee^G4671: behold^G2400^(G5628), now^G3568 is the accepted^G2144 time^G2540; behold^G2400^(G5628), now^G3568 is the day^G2250 of salvation^G4991.)

³ We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

KJVGiving^G1325^(G5723) no^G3367 offence^G4349 in^G1722 any thing^G3367, that^G3363 the ministry^G1248 be^G3469 not^G3363 blamed^G3469^(G5686):

⁴ but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

KJVBut^G235 in^G1722 all^G3956 things approving^G4921^(G5723) ourselves^G1438 as^G5613 the ministers^G1249 of God^G2316, in^G1722 much^G4183 patience^G5281, in^G1722 afflictions^G2347, in^G1722 necessities^G318, in^G1722 distresses^G4730,

⁵ in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,

KJVIn^G1722 stripes^G4127, in^G1722 imprisonments^G5438, in^G1722 tumults^G181, in^G1722 labours^G2873, in^G1722 watchings^G70, in^G1722 fastings^G3521;

⁶ in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

KJVBy^G1722 pureness^G54, by^G1722 knowledge^G1108, by^G1722 longsuffering^G3115, by^G1722 kindness^G5544, by^G1722 the Holy^G40 Ghost^G4151, by^G1722 love^G26 unfeigned^G505,

⁷ in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

KJVBy^G1722 the word^G3056 of truth^G225, by^G1722 the power^G1411 of God^G2316, by^G1223 the armour^G3696 of righteousness^G1343 on the right hand^G1188 and^G2532 on the left^G710,

⁸ by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,

KJVBy^G1223 honour^G1391 and^G2532 dishonour^G819, by^G1223 evil report^G1426 and^G2532 good report^G2162: as^G5613 deceivers^G4108, and^G2532 yet true^G227;

⁹ as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed,

KJVAs^G5613 unknown^G50^(G5746), and^G2532 yet well known^G1921^(G5746); as^G5613 dying^G599^(G5723), and^G2532, behold^G2400^(G5628), we live^G2198^(G5719); as^G5613 chastened^G3811^(G5746), and^G2532 not^G3361 killed^G2289^(G5746);

¹⁰ as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

KJVAs^G5613 sorrowful^G3076^(G5746), yet^G1161 alway^G104 rejoicing^G5463^(G5723); as^G5613 poor^G4434, yet^G1161 making^G4148 many^G4183 rich^G4148^(G5723); as^G5613 having^G2192^(G5723) nothing^G3367, and^G2532 yet possessing^G2722^(G5723) all things^G3956.

¹¹ Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

KJVO ye Corinthians^G2881, our^G2257 mouth^G4750 is open^G455^(G5754) unto^G4314 you^G5209, our^G2257 heart^G2588 is enlarged^G4115^(G5769).

¹² You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

KJVYe are^G4729 not^G3756 straitened^G4729^(G5743) in^G1722 us^G2254, but^G1161 ye are straitened^G4729^(G5743) in^G1722 your own^G5216 bowels^G4698.

¹³ Now in return—I speak as to my children—you also open your hearts.

KJVNow^G1161 for a recompence^G489 in the same^G846,(I speak^G3004^(G5719) as^G5613 unto my children^G5043,) be^G4115 ye^G5210 also^G2532 enlarged^G4115^(G5682).

¹⁴ Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

KJVBe ye^G1096^(G5737) not^G3361 unequally yoked together^G2086^(G5723) with unbelievers^G571: for^G1063 what^G5101 fellowship^G3352 hath righteousness^G1343 with^G2532 unrighteousness^G458? and^G1161 what^G5101 communion^G2842 hath light^G5457 with^G4314 darkness^G4655?

¹⁵ What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?

KJVAnd^G1161 what^G5101 concord^G4857 hath Christ^G5547 with^G4314 Belial^G955? or^G2228 what^G5101 part^G3310 hath he that believeth^G4103 with^G3326 an infidel^G571?

¹⁶ What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

KJVAnd^G1161 what^G5101 agreement^G4783 hath the temple^G3485 of God^G2316 with^G3326 idols^G1497? for^G1063 ye^G5210 are^G2075^(G5748) the temple^G3485 of the living^G2198^(G5723) God^G2316; as^G2531 God^G2316 hath said^G2036^(G5627),^G3754 I will dwell^G1774^(G5692) in^G1722 them^G846, and^G2532 walk in^G1704^(G5692) them; and^G2532 I will be^G2071^(G5704) their^G846 God^G2316, and^G2532 they^G846 shall be^G2071^(G5704) my^G3427 people^G2992.

¹⁷ Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

KJVWherefore^G1352 come out^G1831^(G5628) from^G1537 among^G3319 them^G846, and^G2532 be ye separate^G873^(G5682), saith^G3004^(G5719) the Lord^G2962, and^G2532 touch^G680^(G5732) not^G3361 the unclean^G169 thing; and^G2504 I will receive^G1523^(G5695) you^G5209,

¹⁸ I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

KJVAnd^G2532 will be^G2071^(G5704)^G1519 a Father^G3962 unto you^G5213, and^G2532 ye^G5210 shall be^G2071^(G5704) my^G3427 sons^G5207^G1519 and^G2532 daughters^G2364, saith^G3004^(G5719) the Lord^G2962 Almighty^G3841.

WEB·2 Corinthians 5

¹For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

KJVFor^G1063 we know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 if^G1437 our^G2257 earthly^G1919 house^G3614 of this tabernacle^G4636 were dissolved^G2647^(G5686), we have^G2192^(G5719) a building^G3619 of^G1537 God^G2316, an house^G3614 not made with hands^G886, eternal^G166 in^G1722 the heavens^G3772.

² For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

KJVFor^G2532^G1063 in^G1722 this^G5129 we groan^G4727^(G5719), earnestly desiring^G1971^(G5723) to be clothed upon^G1902^(G5670) with our^G2257 house^G3613 which^G3588 is from^G1537 heaven^G3772:

³ if indeed being clothed, we will not be found naked.

KJVIf^G1489 so^G2532 be that being clothed^G1746^(G5671) we shall^G2147 not^G3756 be found^G2147^(G5701) naked^G1131.

⁴ For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened, not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

KJVFor^G2532^G1063 we that are^G5607^(G5752) in^G1722 this tabernacle^G4636 do groan^G4727^(G5719), being burdened^G916^(G5746): not^G3756 for that^G1894 we would^G2309^(G5719) be unclothed^G1562^(G5670), but^G235 clothed upon^G1902^(G5670), that^G2443 mortality^G2349 might be swallowed up^G2666^(G5686) of^G5259 life^G2222.

⁵ Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

KJVNow^G1161 he that hath wrought^G2716^(G5666) us^G2248 for^G1519 the selfsame thing^G846^G5124 is God^G2316, who^G3588 also^G2532 hath given^G1325^(G5631) unto us^G2254 the earnest^G728 of the Spirit^G4151.

⁶ Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

KJVTherefore^G3767^G2532 we are always^G3842 confident^G2292^(G5723), knowing^G1492^(G5761) that^G3754, whilst we are at home^G1736^(G5723) in^G1722 the body^G4983, we are absent^G1553^(G5719) from^G575 the Lord^G2962:

⁷ for we walk by faith, not by sight.

KJV(For^G1063 we walk^G4043^(G5719) by^G1223 faith^G4102, not^G3756 by^G1223 sight^G1491:)

⁸ We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

KJVWe are confident^G2292^(G5719), I say, and^G1161^G2532 willing^G2106^(G5719) rather^G3123 to be absent^G1553^(G5658) from^G1537 the body^G4983, and^G2532 to be present^G1736^(G5658) with^G4314 the Lord^G2962.

⁹ Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

KJVWherefore^G1352 we labour^G5389^(G5736), that^G2532, whether^G1535 present^G1736^(G5723) or^G1535 absent^G1553^(G5723), we may be^G1511^(G5750) accepted^G2101 of him^G846.

¹⁰ For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

KJVFor^G1063 we^G2248 must^G1163^(G5748) all^G3956 appear^G5319^(G5683) before^G1715 the judgment seat^G968 of Christ^G5547; that^G2443 every one^G1538 may receive^G2865^(G5672) the things done in^G1223 his body^G4983, according^G4314 to that^G3739 he hath done^G4238^(G5656), whether^G1535 it be good^G18 or^G1535 bad^G2556.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

KJVKnowing^G1492^(G5761) therefore^G3767 the terror^G5401 of the Lord^G2962, we persuade^G3982^(G5719) men^G444; but^G1161 we are made manifest^G5319^(G5769) unto God^G2316; and^G1161 I trust^G1679^(G5719) also^G2532 are made manifest^G5319^(G5771) in^G1722 your^G5216 consciences^G4893.

¹² For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

KJVFor^G1063 we commend^G4921^(G5719) not^G3756 ourselves^G1438 again^G3825 unto you^G5213, but^G235 give^G1325^(G5723) you^G5213 occasion^G874 to glory^G2745 on^G5228 our^G2257 behalf^G5228, that^G2443 ye may have^G2192^(G5725) somewhat to^G4314 answer them which glory^G2744^(G5740) in^G1722 appearance^G4383, and^G2532 not^G3756 in heart^G2588.

¹³ For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

KJVFor^G1063 whether^G1535 we be beside ourselves^G1839^(G5627), it is to God^G2316: or whether^G1535 we be sober^G4993^(G5719), it is for your cause^G5213.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us; because we judge thus: that one died for all, therefore all died.

KJVFor^G1063 the love^G26 of Christ^G5547 constraineth^G4912^(G5719) us^G2248; because we thus^G5124 judge^G2919^(G5660), that^G3754 if^G1487 one^G1520 died^G599^(G5627) for^G5228 all^G3956, then^G686 were^G599 all^G3956 dead^G599^(G5627):

¹⁵ He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

KJVAnd^G2532 that he died^G599^(G5627) for^G5228 all^G3956, that^G2443 they which live^G2198^(G5723) should^G2198 not henceforth^G3371 live^G2198^(G5725) unto themselves^G1438, but^G235 unto him which died^G599^(G5631) for^G5228 them^G846, and^G2532 rose again^G1453^(G5685).

¹⁶ Therefore we know no one according to the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

KJVWherefore^G5620 henceforth^G575^G3568 know^G1492^(G5758) we^G2249 no man^G3762 after^G2596 the flesh^G4561: yea^G1161, though^G1499 we have known^G1097^(G5758) Christ^G5547 after^G2596 the flesh^G4561, yet^G235 now^G3568 henceforth^G3765 know we^G1097^(G5719) him no more^G3765.

¹⁷ Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

KJVTherefore^G5620 if any man^G1536 be in^G1722 Christ^G5547, he is a new^G2537 creature^G2937: old things^G744 are passed away^G3928^(G5627); behold^G2400^(G5628), all things^G3956 are become^G1096^(G5754) new^G2537.

¹⁸ But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

KJVAnd^G1161 all things^G3956 are of^G1537 God^G2316, who^G3588 hath reconciled^G2644^(G5660) us^G2248 to himself^G1438 by^G1223 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547, and^G2532 hath given^G1325^(G5631) to us^G2254 the ministry^G1248 of reconciliation^G2643;

¹⁹ namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

KJVTo wit^G5613, that^G3754 God^G2316 was^G2258^(G5713) in^G1722 Christ^G5547, reconciling^G2644^(G5723) the world^G2889 unto himself^G1438, not^G3361 imputing^G3049^(G5740) their^G846 trespasses^G3900 unto them^G846; and^G2532 hath committed^G5087^(G5642) unto^G1722 us^G2254 the word^G3056 of reconciliation^G2643.

²⁰ We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

KJVNow then^G3767 we are ambassadors^G4243^(G5719) for^G5228 Christ^G5547, as though^G5613 God^G2316 did beseech^G3870^(G5723) you by^G1223 us^G2257: we pray^G1189^(G5736) you in^G5228 Christ's^G5547 stead^G5228, be ye reconciled^G2644^(G5649) to God^G2316.

²¹ For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

KJVFor^G1063 he hath made^G4160^(G5656) him to be sin^G266 for^G5228 us^G2257, who^G3588 knew^G1097^(G5631) no^G3361 sin^G266; that^G2443 we^G2249 might be made^G1096^(G5741) the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316 in^G1722 him^G846.

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