1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2 For he says: "In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
3 We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;
4 on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance, in afflictions, hardships, constraints,
5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;
6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,
7 in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;
8 through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;
9 as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;
10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
11 We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
12 You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.
13 As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.
14 Do not be yoked with those who are different, with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
15 What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said: "I will live with them and move among them, and I will be their God and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore, come forth from them and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch nothing unclean; then I will receive you
18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
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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