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As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
For he says,
“In a favorable time I listened to you,
and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
“In a favorable time I listened to you,
and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Paul’s Hardships
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,
in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;
known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;
sorrowful, 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, yet possessing everything.
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
As a fair exchange — I speak as to my children — open wide your hearts also.
In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
Warning Against Idolatry
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
The Temple of the Living God
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,