1 Being God's helpers we beg you: let it not be in vain that you received this grace of God.
2 Scripture says: At the favorable time I listened to you, on the day of salvation I helped you. This is the favorable time, this is the day of salvation.
3 We are concerned not to give anyone an occasion to stumble or criticize our mission.
4 Instead we prove we are true ministers of God in every way by our endurance in so many trials, in hardships, afflictions,
5 floggings, imprisonment, riots, fatigue, sleepless nights and days of hunger.
6 People can notice in our upright life, knowledge, patience and kindness, action of the Holy Spirit, sincere love,
7 words of truth and power of God. So we fight with the weapons of justice, to attack as well as to defend.
8 Sometimes we are honored, at other times insulted; we receive criticism as well as praise. We are regarded as liars although we speak the truth;
9 as unknown though we are well known; as dead and yet we live. Punishments come upon us but we have not, as yet, been put to death.
10 We appear to be afflicted, yet always joyful; we seem to be poor, but we enrich many; we have nothing, but we possess everything!
11 Corinthians! I have spoken to you frankly and I have uncovered my inner thought.
12 My heart is wide open to you, but you feel uneasy because of your closed heart:
13 repay us with the same measure - I speak to you as to my children - open your hearts wide also.
14 Do not make unsuitable covenants with those who do not believe: can justice walk with wickedness? Or can light coexist with darkness,
15 and can there be harmony between Christ and Satan? What union can there be between one who believes and one who does not believe?
16 God's temple must have no room for idols, and we are the temple of the living God. As Scripture says; I will dwell and live in their midst, I will be their God and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore: Come out from their midst and separate from them, says the Lord. Do not touch anything unclean
18 and I will be gracious to you. I will be a father to you, that you may become my sons and daughters, says the all-powerful God.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Corinthians, 6:
Chapter 6 of 2 Corinthians deals with issues related to Christian ministry and communion with God. Paul talks about the need to separate from the world and to live a life consecrated to God, emphasizing the importance of God's grace for it. He also describes the challenges and difficulties he faces as an apostle, but highlights the hope and victory he has in Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:1-2-"And, working with Him with Him, we also urge you that you do not receive the grace of God in vain (because it says, I hear in acceptable time and help you on the day of salvation; Here now the acceptable time, here is now the day of salvation). " Paul emphasizes the importance of receiving the grace of God and repenting in a timely manner, highlighting the urgency of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:14 - "Do not attach you to an unequal yoke with unbelievers; For society has justice with injustice? Paul warns the Corinthians not to join unbelievers in their ministerial efforts or their personal lives, emphasizing the need to maintain a separation from the world.
2 Corinthians 6:17 - "So I left them, and apart, say the Lord; and you touch nothing filthy, and I will receive you." Paul quotes Isaiah to emphasize the importance of separating from the world and being consecrated to God, stating that this will result in deeper communion with Him.
2 Corinthians 6:4-5-"But in everything recommending ourselves as ministers of God; in much patience, afflictions, needs, anguish, in the whip, in prisons, the riots, the work, the vigil , in the fasts. " Paul describes the challenges he faces as an apostle, including persecution and difficulties, emphasizing the need for perseverance and recommending himself as a minister of God.
2 Corinthians 6:18 - "And I will be to you Father, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the almighty Lord." Paul ends the chapter with a quote from Isaiah, emphasizing the promise that those who separate themselves from the world and consecrate themselves to God will be considered children and daughters of His.
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