2 Corinthians 6:1-13 ▼

1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 For he says: “In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

3 We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;

4 on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints,

5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;

6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,

7 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;

8 through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;

9 as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;

10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

11 We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.

12 You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.

13 As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.