New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 6

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1AndworkingG4903togetherΣυνεργοῦντεςSunergountesG4903with Him,we alsoκαὶkaiG2532urgeπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870you not to receiveδέξασθαιdexasthaiG1209the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in vainκενὸνkenonG2756--

2for He saysλέγειlegeiG3004, “At the acceptableδεκτῷdektōG1184timeκαιρῷkairōG2540I listenedἐπήκουσάepēkousaG1873to you,And on the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991I helpedἐβοήθησάeboēthēsaG997you.”BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nowνῦνnunG3568is “the acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540,”beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nowνῦνnunG3568is “the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991”--

3givingδιδόντεςdidontesG1325noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367causeG4349for offenseG4349in anythingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,soἵναinaG2443that the ministryδιακονία,diakoniaG1248will not be discreditedμωμηθῇmōmēthēaG3469,

4but in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956commendingσυνιστάντεςsunistantesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438asservantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,in muchπολλῇ,pollēaG4183enduranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281,in afflictionsθλίψεσιν,thlipsesinG2347,in hardshipsἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318,in distressesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730,

5inbeatingsπληγαῖς,plēgaisG4127,in imprisonmentsφυλακαῖς,phulakaisG5438, intumultsἀκαταστασίαις,akatastasiaisG181,in laborsκόποις,kopoisG2873,in sleeplessnessἀγρυπνίαις,agrupniaisG70, inhungerνηστείαις,nēsteiaisG3521,

6in purityἁγνότητι,hagnotētiG54, inknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108, inpatienceμακροθυμίᾳ,makrothumiaG3115,in kindnessχρηστότητι,chrēstotētiG5544, in theHolyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, ingenuineἀνυποκρίτῳ,anupokritōG505loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,

7inthe wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225, inthe powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; bythe weaponsὅπλωνhoplōnG3696of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343for the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188and the leftἀριστερῶν,aristerōnG710,

8by gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391anddishonorἀτιμίας,atimiasG819, byevilG1426reportG1426and goodG2162reportG2162; regarded asdeceiversπλάνοιplanoiG4108and yettrueἀληθεῖς,alētheisG227;

9as unknownἀγνοούμενοιagnooumenoiG50yetκαὶkaiG2532well-knownἐπιγινωσκόμενοι,epiginōskomenoiG1921, asdyingἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599yetκαὶkaiG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198; aspunishedπαιδευόμενοιpaideuomenoiG3811yetκαὶkaiG2532not putG2289to deathG2289,

10assorrowfulλυπούμενοιlupoumenoiG3076yetδὲdeG1161alwaysἀεὶaeiG104rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463, aspoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434yetδὲdeG1161makingG4148manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183richG4148, ashavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367yetκαὶkaiG2532possessingκατέχοντες.¶katechontesG2722allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956.

11Our mouthστόμαstomaG4750has spokenG455freelyG455to you, O CorinthiansΚορίνθιοι,KorinthioiG2881, ourheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is openedG4115wideG4115.

12You are not restrainedστενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreistheG4729by us, butyou are restrainedστενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreistheG4729in your ownaffectionsσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698.

13NowδὲdeG1161in a likeαὐτὴνautēnG846exchangeἀντιμισθίαν,antimisthianG489--I speakλέγω,legōG3004as tochildrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043--openG4115wideG4115to usalsoκαὶkaiG2532.

14Do not beboundG2086togetherG2086withunbelieversἀπίστοις·apistoisG571;for whatτίςtisG5101partnershipμετοχὴmetochēG3352have righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343and lawlessnessἀνομίᾳ;anomiaG458,orἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842has lightφωτὶphōtiG5457with darknessσκότος;skotosG4655?

15OrδὲdeG1161whatτίςtisG5101harmonyσυμφώνησιςsumphōnēsisG4857has ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547withBelialΒελιάρ;BeliarG955,orἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101has abelieverπιστῷpistōG4103in commonμερὶςmerisG3310with anunbelieverἀπίστου;apistouG571?

16OrδὲdeG1161whatτίςtisG5101agreementσυγκατάθεσιςsugkatathesisG4783has the templeναῷnaōG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with idolsεἰδώλων;eidōlōnG1497? For we arethe templeναὸςnaosG3485ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidG3004, “I willdwellἐνοικήσωenoikēsōG1774in them andwalkG1704amongG1704them;And I will be their GodθεὸςtheosG2316,and they shall be My peopleλαός.laosG2992.

17ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,comeἐξέλθατεexelthateG1831out from their midstμέσουmesouG3319and be separateἀφορίσθητε,aphoristhēteG873,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962. “And do not touchἅπτεσθε·haptestheG681what is uncleanἀκαθάρτουakathartouG169;And I will welcomeεἰσδέξομαιeisdexomaiG1523you.

18And I will be a fatherπατέραpateraG3962to you, And you shall besonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207and daughtersθυγατέρας,thugaterasG2364to Me,”SaysλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962Almightyπαντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrG3841.

Their Ministry Commended

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6