2 Corinthians 6:2

2 Corinthians 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
• New International Version (NIV)For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:2

1As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. 3We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. 4In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.

2 Corinthians 6:2 word by word

λέγει γάρ· καιρῷ δεκτῷ ἐπήκουσά σου καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σωτηρίας ἐβοήθησά σοι· ἰδοὺ νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδοὺ νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I have heardἐπακούωepakouō · to listen toG1873
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• in a timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• acceptedδεκτόςdektos · acceptableG1184
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• have I succouredβοηθέωboētheō · to helpG997
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• the acceptedεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektos · acceptableG2144

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:2

• Isaiah 49:8This is what the Lord says: “At just the right time, I will respond to you. On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel and assign it to its own people again.
• Isaiah 61:2He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
• Ezekiel 16:8And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
• Luke 4:19and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. ”
• Luke 19:42“How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
• Hebrews 3:7That is why the Holy Spirit says, “Today when you hear his voice,
• Hebrews 4:7So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.”

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For he saith - That is, God hath said it, by the prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 49:8; which place the apostle quotes verbatim et literatim from the Septuagint. And from this we may at once see what is the accepted time, and what the day of salvation. The advent of the Messiah was the רצון עת eth ratson, the time of God's pleasure or benevolence, of which all the faithful were in expectation; and the day of salvation, שועה יום yom yeshuah, was the time in which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For he saith - see Isaiah 49:8. In that passage the declaration refers to the Messiah, and the design is there to show that God would be favorable to him; that he would hear him when he prayed, and would make him the medium of establishing a covenant with his own people, and of spreading the true religion around the earth; see my note on that place. Paul quotes the passage here not as affirming that he used it in exactly the sense, or with reference to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This quote from Isaiah 49:8 emphasizes that God's offer of salvation can lead to reconciliation between Paul and the Corinthians. Their reconciliation with Paul would naturally follow their true acceptance of the good news.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For--God's own promise is the ground of our exhortation. he saith--God the Father saith to God the Son, and so to all believers who are regarded as one with Him. heard thee--In the eternal purposes of my love I have hearkened to thy prayer for the salvation of thy people (compare Joh 17:9, 15, 20, 24). accepted ... accepted--The Greek of the latter is more emphatic, "well-accepted." What was "an accepted time" in the prophecy (Is 49:8, Hebrew, "in the…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