2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 6 ©

1Paul entreateth the Corinthians not to frustrate God's grace: 3setting forth his own inoffensive, painful, and patient, demeanour in the discharge of his ministry: 11of which he telleth them he spake more freely out of the great love he bare them; 13challenging the same affection from them in return. 14He dissuadeth from any intimate connections with unbelievers. 16Christians are the temples of the living God.

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WE then, as aworkers together with him, beseech you also that bye receive not the grace of God in vain.

a 1Co. 3.9. ch. 5.18-20.
b He. 12.15. ch. 11.2. Tit. 2.11. Ac. 14.3.
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c(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.)

c Is. 49.8; 61.2. Lu. 4.19; 19.5,9,42,44. Ro. 13.11. He. 3.7,13; 4.7.
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dGiving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

d Ro. 14.13. 1Co. 8.9,13; 9.12,22; 10.23,32. Ac. 24.16. ch. 1.12.
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But ein all things 1approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

e 1Th. 2.3-11. Mat. 18.6,7. 2Ti. 2.15; 4.2,5. Col. 4.17. 1Pe. 5.1-4. Re. 3.10. 1Co. 4.1,2,9-13. ch. 1.4,12; 2.17; 4.2; 5.11; 11.6; 12.10. 2Ti. 2.10; 3.10-12. Ro. 2.29; 8.35.
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fIn stripes, in imprisonments, 2in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

f ch. 11.23-27. 1Co. 4.9-12. 2Ti. 3.10-12. Ac. 13.50; 14.5,19; 16.22,23; 17.5; 18.12; 19.23; 22.22-24. 1Co. 15.10,58. Phi. 4.12. Col. 1.29. 1Th. 2.9; 3.5. 1Ti. 4.10-16.
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gBy pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy *Ghost, by love unfeigned,

g 1Co. 4.12; 7.7; 9.22. Ac. 20.26,27. ch. 4.2; 11.2,28; 12.14,15. 1Ti. 5.22. 2Ti. 3.10. 1Th. 2.2-11.
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hBy the word of truth, by the power of God, by ithe armour of righteousness jon the right hand and on the left,

h 1Co. 2.4. ch. 10.4,5; 4.2; 1.12; 12.12. Ep. 1.13; 6.11,13. 2Ti. 4.7.
i Ro. 13.12.
j Ep. 6.16,17.
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kBy honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

k 1Co. 4.7-12. Mat. 10.25; 27.63. Jn. 7.12.
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lAs unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

l ch. 4.2; 5.11. Ps. 118.18. Is. 26.19. Ro. 8.36. 1Co. 4.9; 15.31,32. ch. 1.8; 4.10,11; 11.6. Ga. 6.17.
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mAs sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; nas having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

m Mat. 5.12. Ac. 5.41; 16.25. He. 10.34. Ro. 5.3. Ja. 1.2; 2.5. ch. 7.4.
n Ps. 84.11. Pr. 13.7; 17.1. Mat. 6.32,33. Lu. 18.29,30. 1Co. 1.5; 7.30; 16.17; 3.21,22. ch. 8.9; 11.8,9.. Phi. 4.11,18. Mar. 10.28-30. 1Ti. 4.8.
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O ye Corinthians, oour mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

o ch. 2.2,3; 7.3; 12.14,15.
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Ye are not *straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own *bowels.

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Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto pmy children,) be ye also enlarged.

p 1Co. 4.14,15; 3.10. Ga. 4.12-19. Is. 8.18.
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Be ye not qunequally yoked together with unbelievers: rfor what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and swhat communion hath light with darkness?

q Le. 19.19. De. 7.2,3,5; 22.9. Ps. 106.35. 1Co. 5.9,11; 7.39.
r Ps. 5.1-7. 1Ki. 18.21. Pr. 29.27. 1Co. 10.14,21. Ep. 5.7,11. De. 22.10.
s 1Co. 1.9.
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And twhat concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

t 1Sa. 5.3,7. De. 14.27; 18.1. Jos. 22.25. 1Ki. 18.21. Ac. 8.21. 1Co. 10.7.
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And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for uye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, vI will dwell in them, and walk in them; and wI will be their God, and they shall be my people.

u 1Co. 3.16,17; 6.19. Ep. 2.21,22. He. 3.6. 1Pe. 2.5.
v Ex. 29.45. Le. 26.12. Eze. 36.28; 37.26,27. Re. 21.3.
w Ge. 17.7. Je. 31.1,33; 30.22; 24.7; 32.38. Eze. 11.20; 36.28,37. Zec. 8.8; 13.9.
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xWherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

x Is. 52.11. Je. 51.6. Zec. 2.6. Ac. 2.40. Re. 18.4. 1Co. 10.20. ch. 7.1. Le. 11.24,29; 21.11.
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yAnd will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

y Je. 31.1,9,33. Re. 21.7. 2Sa. 7.14. Ex. 4.22. Ep. 1.5.