2 Corinthians 6

¹And we helping do exhort, that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

²(For he saith: In time accepted have I heard thee; and in the day of salvation have I holpen thee. Behold, now is the time acceptable: behold now the day of salvation.)

³to no man giving any offence, that our ministry be not blamed:

⁴but in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

⁵in stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

⁶in chastity, in knowledge, in longanimity, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity not feigned,

⁷in the word of truth, in the virtue of God; by the armour of justice on the right hand, and on the left,

⁸by honour and dishonour, by infamy and good fame: as seducers, and true: as they that are unknown, and known:

⁹as dying, and behold we live: as chastened, & not killed:

¹⁰as sorrowful, but always rejoicing: as needy, but enriching many: as having nothing, and possessing all things.

¹¹Our mouth is open to you, o Corinthians, our heart is dilated.

¹²You are not straitened in us: but in your own bowels you are straitened.

¹³But having the same reward (I speak as to my children) be you also dilated.

¹⁴Bear not the yoke with infidels. For what participation hath justice with iniquity? or what society is there between light and darkness?

¹⁵And what agreement with Christ and Belial? or what part hath the faithful with the infidel?

¹⁶And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith, That I will dwell, and walk in them, and will be their God; and they shall be my people.

¹⁷For the which cause, Go out of the midst of them, and separate yourselves, saith our Lord, and touch not the unclean: and I will receive you.

¹⁸and I will be a father to you: and you shall be my sons & daughters, saith our Lord omnipotent.