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1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
2 For he says, |I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.| Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation! 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. For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
3 We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
4 But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love, by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
7 by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left, by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as impostors, and yet true; through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet--see!--we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you. We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
12 Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
13 Now as a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your hearts to us also. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
14 Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness? Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light 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?
15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16 And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, |I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.| 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. What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
17 Therefore |come out from their midst, and be separate,| says the Lord, |and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you, Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,| says the All-Powerful Lord. and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.” And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
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