1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain2For 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!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.(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;6in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,8through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;9unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed,As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.12It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.13As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.Now in return—I speak as to my children—you also open your hearts.Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?16What 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.”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.”And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall 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.”Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Berean Standard Bible (public domain).World English Bible (public domain).King James Version (public domain in the US).American Standard Version, 1901 (public domain).