Christian Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 6:13
13I speak as to my children; as a proper response, open your heart to us.
2 Corinthians 6:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
- New International Version (NIV)As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open.
Context of 2 Corinthians 6:13
11We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. 12We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. I speak as to my children; as a proper response, open your heart to us. 14Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
Read all of 2 Corinthians 62 Corinthians 6:13 word by word
τὴν δὲ αὐτὴν ἀντιμισθίαν, ὡς τέκνοις λέγω, πλατύνθητε καὶ ὑμεῖς.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:13
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
- Galatians 4:19My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11As you know, like a father with his own children,
- Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him,
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father — Jesus Christ the righteous one.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
- 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in truth.
- 2 Kings 13:14When Elisha became sick with the illness from which he died, King Jehoash of Israel went down and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- Psalms 81:10I am the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
- Matthew 9:28When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
- Matthew 17:19Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
- Mark 6:4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”
- Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, everything you pray and ask for — believe that you have received it and it will be yours.
- James 1:6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
- 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Now for a recompense in the same - That you may, in some sort, repay me for my affection towards you, I speak to you as unto my children, whom I have a right to command, be ye also enlarged - love me as I love you.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Now for a recompence in the same - “By way of recompence, open your hearts in the same manner toward me as I have done toward you. It is all the reward or compensation which I ask of you; all the return which I desire. I do not ask silver or gold, or any earthly possessions. I ask only a return of love, and a devotedness to the cause which I love, and which I endeavor to promote.” I speak as unto my children - I speak as a parent addressing his children…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. 11-13Paul’s passionate plea shows his true feelings. Our hearts are open wide: These feelings continue in 7:2 (see study notes on 6:14–7:1; 7:2–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Translate, "As a recompense in the same kind ... be enlarged also yourselves" [Ellicott]. "In the same way" as my heart is enlarged towards you (2Co 6:11), and "as a recompense" for it (Ga 4:12). I speak as unto my children--as children would naturally be expected to recompense their parents' love with similar love.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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