Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 6

1AsδὲdeG1161God’sfellow workersΣυνεργοῦντεςSunergountesG4903,thenκαὶkaiG2532,we urgeπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς·humasG4771notμὴmēG3361to receiveδέξασθαιdexasthaiG1209τὴνtēnG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

2Forγάρ·garG1063He saysλέγειlegeiG3004: “In the timeκαιρῷkairōG2540of favorδεκτῷdektōG1184I heardἐπήκουσάepēkousaG1873youσουsouG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991I helpedἐβοήθησάeboēthēsaG997youσοι·soiG4771.”BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nowνῦνnunG3568is thetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540of favorεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144ἰδοὺidouG2400;nowνῦνnunG3568is thedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991!

3We putδιδόντεςdidontesG1325noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367obstacleπροσκοπήν,proskopēnG4349inἐνenG1722anyone’swayμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,so thatἵναinaG2443no oneμὴmēG3361can discreditμωμηθῇmōmēthēaG3469ourἡhēG3588ministryδιακονία,diakoniaG1248.

4Ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὡςhōsG5613servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316we commendσυνιστάντεςsunistantesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inἐνenG1722every wayπαντὶpantiG3956:inἐνenG1722greatπολλῇ,pollēaG4183enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281;inἐνenG1722troublesθλίψεσιν,thlipsesinG2347ἐνenG1722,hardshipsἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318, andἐνenG1722calamitiesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730;

5inἐνenG1722beatingsπληγαῖς,plēgaisG4127ἐνenG1722,imprisonmentsφυλακαῖς,phulakaisG5438ἐνenG1722, andriotsἀκαταστασίαις,akatastasiaisG181;inἐνenG1722laborκόποις,kopoisG2873ἐνenG1722,sleepless nightsἀγρυπνίαις,agrupniaisG70ἐνenG1722, andhungerνηστείαις,nēsteiaisG3521;

6inἐνenG1722purityἁγνότητι,hagnotētiG54ἐνenG1722,knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108ἐνenG1722,patienceμακροθυμίᾳ,makrothumiaG3115, andἐνenG1722kindnessχρηστότητι,chrēstotētiG5544;inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andinἐνenG1722sincereἀνυποκρίτῳ,anupokritōG505loveἀγάπῃagapēG26;

7inἐνenG1722truthfulἀληθείας,alētheiasG225speechλόγῳlogōG3056andinἐνenG1722thepowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;withδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588weaponsὅπλωνhoplōnG3696τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343in theτῶνtōnG3588right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188andκαὶkaiG2532in the leftἀριστερῶν,aristerōnG710;

8throughδιὰdiaG1223gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391andκαὶkaiG2532dishonorἀτιμίας,atimiasG819διὰdiaG1223,slanderδυσφημίαςdusphēmiasG1426andκαὶkaiG2532praiseεὐφημίας,euphēmiasG2162;viewed asὡςhōsG5613impostersπλάνοιplanoiG4108,yetκαὶkaiG2532genuineἀληθεῖς,alētheisG227;

9unknownὡς ἀγνοούμενοιhōs agnooumenoiG5613 G50,yetκαὶkaiG2532well-knownἐπιγινωσκόμενοι,epiginōskomenoiG1921ὡςhōsG5613;dyingἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599,and yetκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400we live onζῶμεν,zōmenG2198ὡςhōsG5613;punishedπαιδευόμενοιpaideuomenoiG3811,yetκαὶkaiG2532not killedμὴ θανατούμενοι,mē thanatoumenoiG3361 G2289;

10ὡςhōsG5613sorrowfulλυπούμενοιlupoumenoiG3076,yetδὲdeG1161alwaysἀεὶaeiG104rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463ὡςhōsG5613;poorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434,yetδὲdeG1161making manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183richπλουτίζοντες,ploutizontesG4148ὡςhōsG5613;havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,and yetκαὶkaiG2532possessingκατέχοντες.¶katechontesG2722everythingπάνταpantaG3956.

11ΤὸToG3588WeG1473have spoken freelyστόμα ἀνέῳγενstoma aneōgenG4750 G455toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,CorinthiansΚορίνθιοι,KorinthioiG2881.OurG1473ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588are open wideπεπλάτυνται·peplatuntaiG4115.

12It isδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756στενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreistheG4729ourἐνenG1722 G1473affectionσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698, butἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588yoursὑμῶν·humōnG4771,that is restrainedστενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreistheG4729.

13AsδὲdeG1161τὴνtēnG3588a fairαὐτὴνautēnG846exchangeἀντιμισθίαν,antimisthianG489—I speakλέγω,legōG3004as toὡςhōsG5613mychildrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043—open wideπλατύνθητεplatunthēteG4115yourὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771heartsalsoκαὶkaiG2532.

Do Not Be Unequally Yoked

14Do notΜὴMēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096unequally yokedἑτεροζυγοῦντεςheterozugountesG2086with unbelieversἀπίστοις·apistoisG571.ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101partnershipμετοχὴmetochēG3352canrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343have withκαὶkaiG2532wickednessἀνομίᾳ;anomiaG458?OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842doeslightφωτὶphōtiG5457havewithπρὸςprosG4314darknessσκότος;skotosG4655?

15δὲdeG1161WhatτίςtisG5101harmonyσυμφώνησιςsumphōnēsisG4857is there betweenChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andπρὸςprosG4314BelialΒελιάρ;BeliarG955?OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101does a believerπιστῷpistōG4103have in commonμερὶςmerisG3310withμετὰmetaG3326an unbelieverἀπίστου;apistouG571?

16δὲdeG1161WhatτίςtisG5101agreementσυγκατάθεσιςsugkatathesisG4783can existbetweenμετὰmetaG3326the templeναῷnaōG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andidolsεἰδώλων;eidōlōnG1497?ForγὰρgarG1063weG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510thetempleναὸςnaosG3485of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has saidεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754: “I will dwellἐνοικήσωenoikēsōG1774withἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532walk amongἐμπεριπατήσω,emperipatēsōG1704them,andκαὶkaiG2532I will beἔσομαιesomaiG1510theirαὐτῶνautōnG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will beἔσονταίesontaiG1510MyG1473peopleλαός.laosG2992.”

17“ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352come outἐξέλθατεexelthateG1831fromἐκ μέσουek mesouG1537 G3319among themαὐτῶνautōnG846andG2532be separateἀφορίσθητε,aphoristhēteG873,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962G2532.TouchG680noμὴmēG3361unclean thingἀκαθάρτουakathartouG169,and IG2504will receiveεἰσδέξομαιeisdexomaiG1523youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.”

18AndκαὶkaiG2532: “I will beἔσομαιesomaiG1510εἰςeisG1519a FatherπατέραpateraG3962to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will beἔσεσθέesestheG1510εἰςeisG1519MyG1473sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207andκαὶkaiG2532daughtersθυγατέρας,thugaterasG2364,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962Almightyπαντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrG3841.”

Do Not Be Unequally Yoked

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6