English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 6:13
13In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us!
Context of 2 Corinthians 6:13
11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. 14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share 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 do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
- Galatians 4:19my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11For you know how, like a father with his children,
- Hebrews 12:5And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
- 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
- 2 Kings 13:14Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"
- Psalms 81:10I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
- Matthew 9:28When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
- Matthew 17:19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"
- Mark 6:4And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."
- Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- James 1:6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
- 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that 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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