2 Corinthians 6:13

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

11Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide. 12You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections. Now in the same way in exchange--I am speaking as to children--open wide your hearts to us, you as well. 14Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness? 15Or what harmony does Christ have with Belial, or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?

2 Corinthians 6:13 word by word

τὴν δὲ αὐτὴν ἀντιμισθίαν, ὡς τέκνοις λέγω, πλατύνθητε καὶ ὑμεῖς.¶Read the interlinear

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• in the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• exchangeἀντιμισθίαantimisthia · recompenseG489
• I am speakingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• openπλατύνωplatunō · to widenG4115
• you asκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:13

• 1 Corinthians 4:14I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
• Galatians 4:19My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you--
• 1 Thessalonians 2:11just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,
• Hebrews 12:5and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are punished by Him;
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
• 1 John 3:7Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
• 3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
• 2 Kings 13:14When Elisha became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
• Psalms 81:10I, the Lord, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
• Matthew 9:28And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up 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 6:4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.”
• Mark 11:24Therefore, I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted to you.
• James 1:6But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
• 1 John 5:14This is the confidence which we have before 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