2 Corinthians 6:2

2 Corinthians 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(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.)
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:2

1Working together with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness]. For He says, “At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you, And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”— 3we put no obstruction in anyone’s path, so that the ministry will not be discredited, 4but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

2 Corinthians 6:2 word by word

λέγει γάρ· καιρῷ δεκτῷ ἐπήκουσά σου καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σωτηρίας ἐβοήθησά σοι· ἰδοὺ νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδοὺ νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I have heardἐπακούωepakouō · to listen toG1873
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• in a timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• acceptedδεκτόςdektos · acceptableG1184
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• have I succouredβοηθέωboētheō · to helpG997
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• the acceptedεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektos · acceptableG2144

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:2

• Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says, “In a favorable time I have answered You, And in a day of salvation I have helped You; And I will keep watch over You and give You for a covenant of the people, To restore the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands,
• Isaiah 61:2To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God, To comfort all who mourn,
• Ezekiel 16:8“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”
• Luke 4:19to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”
• Luke 19:42saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice,
• Hebrews 4:7He again sets a definite day, [a new] “Today,” [providing another opportunity to enter that rest by] saying through David after so long a time, just as has been said before [in the words already quoted], “Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.”

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For he saith - That is, God hath said it, by the prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 49:8; which place the apostle quotes verbatim et literatim from the Septuagint. And from this we may at once see what is the accepted time, and what the day of salvation. The advent of the Messiah was the רצון עת eth ratson, the time of God's pleasure or benevolence, of which all the faithful were in expectation; and the day of salvation, שועה יום yom yeshuah, was the time in which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For he saith - see Isaiah 49:8. In that passage the declaration refers to the Messiah, and the design is there to show that God would be favorable to him; that he would hear him when he prayed, and would make him the medium of establishing a covenant with his own people, and of spreading the true religion around the earth; see my note on that place. Paul quotes the passage here not as affirming that he used it in exactly the sense, or with reference to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This quote from Isaiah 49:8 emphasizes that God's offer of salvation can lead to reconciliation between Paul and the Corinthians. Their reconciliation with Paul would naturally follow their true acceptance of the good news.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For--God's own promise is the ground of our exhortation. he saith--God the Father saith to God the Son, and so to all believers who are regarded as one with Him. heard thee--In the eternal purposes of my love I have hearkened to thy prayer for the salvation of thy people (compare Joh 17:9, 15, 20, 24). accepted ... accepted--The Greek of the latter is more emphatic, "well-accepted." What was "an accepted time" in the prophecy (Is 49:8, Hebrew, "in the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings