American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 6:15
15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?
2 Corinthians 6:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
- New International Version (NIV)What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
- English Standard Version (ESV)What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
Context of 2 Corinthians 6:15
13Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged. 14Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever? 16And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
Read all of 2 Corinthians 62 Corinthians 6:15 word by word
τίς δὲ συμφώνησις Χριστοῦ πρὸς Βελιάρ; ἢ τίς μερὶς πιστῷ μετὰ ἀπίστου;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:15
- 1 Samuel 5:2And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
- 1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.
- Ezra 4:3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
- Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
- Acts 8:20But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
- 1 John 5:11And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- 1 Timothy 5:8But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And what concord - ( ́ sumphōnēsis). Sympathy, unison. This word refers properly to the unison or harmony produced by musical instruments, where there is a chord. What accordance, what unison is there; what strings are there which being struck will produce a chord or harmony? The idea is, then, there is as much that is discordant between Christ and Belial as there is between instruments of music that produce only discordant and jarring sounds. Hath…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 It is wrong for believers to join with the wicked and profane. The word unbeliever applies to all destitute of true faith. True pastors will caution their beloved children in the gospel, not to be unequally yoked. The fatal effects of neglecting Scripture precepts as to marriages clearly appear. Instead of a help meet, the union brings a snare. Those whose cross it is to be unequally united, without their wilful fault, may expect consolation…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Belial: This Hebrew word means "worthless" or "good-for-nothing." During the time between the Old and New Testaments, people used it as a name for Satan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Belial--Hebrew, "worthlessness, unprofitableness, wickedness." As Satan is opposed to God, and Antichrist to Christ; Belial being here opposed to Christ, must denounce all manner of Antichristian uncleanness [Bengel]. he that believeth with an infidel--Translate, "a believer with an unbeliever."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
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