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Text -- 2 Corinthians 6:8-18 (NET)
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Context
6:8 through glory and dishonor , through slander and praise; regarded as impostors , and yet true ;
6:9 as unknown , and yet well-known ; as dying and yet– see !– we continue to live ; as those who are scourged and yet not executed ;
6:10 as sorrowful , but always rejoicing , as poor , but making many rich , as having nothing , and yet possessing everything .
6:11 We have spoken freely to you , Corinthians ; our heart has been opened wide to you.
6:12 Our affection for you is not restricted , but you are restricted in your affections for us .
6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my children – open wide your hearts to us also .
Unequal Partners
6:14 Do not become partners with those who do not believe , for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness , or what fellowship does light have with darkness ?
6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar ? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever ?
6:16 And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols ? For we are the temple of the living God , just as God said , “I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God , and they will be my people .”
6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst , and be separate ,” says the Lord , “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you ,
6:18 and I will be a father to you , and you will be my sons and daughters ,” says the All-Powerful Lord .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Holiness |
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Resignation |
Zeal |
Persecution |
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Afflictions and Adversities |
Unbelief |
Love |
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NET Notes: 2Co 6:9 Grk “disciplined,” but in this context probably a reference to scourging prior to execution (yet the execution is not carried out).
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NET Notes: 2Co 6:15 The Greek term Βελιάρ (Beliar) is a spelling variant for Βελιάλ (Belial, see Judg 20:13 LX...
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