2 Corinthians 6:17

2 Corinthians 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:17

15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 word by word

Διὸ ἐξέλθατε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε· κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς,Read the interlinear

• Thereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• fromμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• among themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• be separateἀφορίζωaphorizō · to separateG873
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Touchἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• noμήmē · notG3361
• unclean thingἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• will receiveεἰσδέχομαιeisdechomai · to receiveG1523
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:17

• 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
• Ezra 6:21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
• Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
• Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
• Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
• Acts 2:40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
• Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
• John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
• Romans 15:7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Wherefore come out from among them - Is it not plain from this and the following verse that God would be their God only on the ground of their taking him for such, and that this depended on their being separated from the works and workers of iniquity? for God could not inhabit in them if they had concord with Belial, a portion with infidels; etc. Those who will have the promises of God fulfilled to them must come under the conditions of these promises: if…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Wherefore - Since you are a special people. Since God, the holy and blessed God, dwells with you and among you. Come out from among them - That is, from among idolaters and unbelievers; from a frivolous and vicious world. These words are taken, by a slight change, from Isaiah 3:11. They are there applied to the Jews in Babylon, and are a solemn call which God makes on them to leave the place of their exile, to come out from among the idolaters of that…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. 14-18The connection between 6:13 and 7:2 has led many scholars to think that 6:14–7:1 might be an inserted fragment from another letter, possibly the one mentioned in 1 Corinthians 5:9. However, this section could also be a digression in Paul's writing, challenging the Corinthians to stop opposing him and his message. Paul wanted to restore relationships, and here he describes believers in Christ as forming a holy temple. Believers' identity as the temple of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Quoted from Is 52:11, with the freedom of one inspired, who gives variations sanctioned by the Holy Spirit. be ye separate--"be separated" (Ho 4:17). touch not the unclean thing--rather, "anything unclean" (2Co 7:1; Mi 2:10). Touching is more polluting, as implying participation, than seeing. receive you--The Greek implies, "to myself"; as persons heretofore out of doors, but now admitted within (2Co 5:1-10). With this accords the clause, "Come out…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