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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:15

13I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us! 14Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 16And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 17Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and 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 5:2They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon.
• 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons.
• Ezra 4:3But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us.”
• Mark 16:16Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
• Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
• 1 John 5:11And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1 Timothy 5:8But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.

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