2 Corinthians 6:15

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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
• New Living Translation (NLT)What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:15

13In 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? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,

2 Corinthians 6:15 word by word

τίς δὲ συμφώνησις Χριστοῦ πρὸς Βελιάρ; ἢ τίς μερὶς πιστῷ μετὰ ἀπίστου;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• concordσυμφώνησιςsumphonēsis · harmonyG4857
• hath ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• withπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• BelialΒελίαλBelial · BelialG955
• orἤē · orG2228
• partμερίςmeris · partG3310
• hath he that believethπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• an infidelἄπιστοςapistos · unbelievingG571

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:15

• 1 Samuel 5:2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon.
• 1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.
• Ezra 4:3But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us."
• Mark 16:16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
• Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1 Timothy 5:8But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has 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

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 6:15

• Belial
• Church
• Communion
• Company
• Fellowship
• Holiness
• Satan
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Agreement
• Belial
• Care
• Cause
• Communion
• Concord
• Corinthians, Second Epistle to the
• Faithful

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