2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners ¹  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:17-18

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, ²  and I will welcome ³  you, ⁴  6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ⁵  says the All-Powerful Lord. ⁶ 

[6:14]  ¹ tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

[6:17]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 52:11.

[6:17]  ³ tn Or “will receive.”

[6:17]  ⁴ sn A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41.

[6:18]  ⁵ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

[6:18]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”