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And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

for He says, "AT A FAVORABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON A DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "A FAVORABLE TIME," behold, now is "A DAY OF SALVATION"—

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

giving no reason for taking offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in difficulties,

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

in beatings, in imprisonments, in mob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,

By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

in the word of truth, and in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true;

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

as unknown and yet well known, as dying and yet behold, we are alive; as punished and yet not put to death,

As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.

O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Now in the same way in exchange—I am speaking as to children—open wide your hearts to us, you as well.

Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.

Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Or what harmony does Christ have with Belial, or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Or what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL AMONG THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

"Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

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

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.