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^(e)giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

but in everything ^(f)commending ourselves as ^[a](g)servants of God, ^(h)in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

in ⁽ⁱ⁾beatings, in imprisonments, in ^(j)tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in ^(k)hunger,

in purity, in ^(l)knowledge, in ^(m)patience, in kindness, in the ⁽ⁿ⁾Holy Spirit, in ^(o)genuine love,

in ^(p)the word of truth, in ^(q)the power of God; by ^(r)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

by glory and ^(s)dishonor, by ^(t)evil report and good report; regarded as ^(u)deceivers and yet ^(v)true;

as unknown ^[b]yet well-known, as ^(w)dying ^[c]yet behold, ^(x)we live; as ^[d]punished ^[e]yet not put to death,

as ^(y)sorrowful yet always ^(z)rejoicing, as ^(aa)poor yet making many rich, as ^(ab)having nothing ^[f]yet possessing ^(ac)all things.

^(ad)Our mouth ^[g]has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our ^(ae)heart is opened wide.

You are not restrained ^[h]by us, but ^(af)you are restrained in your own ^[i]affections.

Now in a like ^(ag)exchange—I speak as to ^(ah)children—open wide to us also.

^(ai)Do not be ^[j]bound together with ^(aj)unbelievers; for what ^(ak)partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Or what ^(al)harmony has Christ with ^[k]Belial, or ^[l]what has a ^(am)believer in common with an ^(an)unbeliever?

Or ^(ao)what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are ^(ap)the temple of ^(aq)the living God; just as God said, "^(ar)I will ^(as) dwell in them and ^(at) walk among them ; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people .

"^(au)Therefore, ^(av) come out from their midst and be separate ," says the Lord. " And do not touch what is unclean ; And I will welcome you.

"^(aw)And I will be a father to you, And you shall be ^(ax)sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.