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

15Can Christ agree with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever? 16Can God’s temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, “I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers. Separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.” 18The Lord Almighty says, “I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters.”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• be ye separateἀφορίζωaphorizō · to separateG873
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• touchἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• notμήmē · notG3361
• the uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• will receiveεἰσδέχομαιeisdechomai · to receiveG1523
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:17

• 2 Corinthians 7:1Since we have these promises, dear friends, we need to cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit and live a holy life in the fear of God.
• Numbers 16:21“Move away from these men, and I’ll destroy them in an instant.”
• Ezra 6:21The lambs were eaten by the Israelites who had returned from exile and by all who had separated themselves from the unclean practices of the non-Jews in the land to worship the Lord God of Israel.
• Ezra 10:11Confess to the Lord God of your ancestors what you have done, and do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of this land and from your foreign wives.”
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.
• Proverbs 9:6Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding.”
• Isaiah 52:11Run away! Run away! Get away from there! Do not touch anything unclean. Get away from it! Make yourselves pure, you Levites who carry the utensils for the Lord’s temple.
• Jeremiah 51:6Run away from Babylon! Run for your lives! You shouldn’t die because of Babylon’s crimes. This is the time for the vengeance of the Lord. He will pay the people of Babylon back for what they have done.
• Acts 2:40Peter said much more to warn them. He urged, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
• Revelation 18:4I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of Babylon, my people, so that you do not participate in her sins and suffer from any of her plagues.
• John 6:37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me.
• Romans 15:7Therefore, accept each other in the same way that Christ accepted you. He did this 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