And aworking together
with Him, bwe also
urge
you not to receive
cthe grace
of God
in vain
--
for He says, " aAT THE ACCEPTABLE
TIME
I LISTENED
TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY
OF SALVATION
I HELPED
YOU." Behold
, now
is "THE ACCEPTABLE
TIME
," behold
, now
is "THE DAY
OF SALVATION
"--
agiving no
cause
for offense
in anything
, so
that the ministry
will not be discredited
,
but in everything acommending
ourselves
as 1 bservants
of God
, cin much
endurance
, in afflictions
, in hardships
, in distresses
,
in abeatings, in imprisonments
, in btumults
, in labors
, in sleeplessness
, in chunger
,
in purity, in aknowledge
, in bpatience
, in kindness
, in the cHoly
Spirit
, in dgenuine
love
,
in athe word of truth
, in bthe power
of God
; by cthe weapons
of righteousness
for the right
hand
and the left
,
by glory and adishonor
, by bevil
report
and good
report
; regarded as cdeceivers
and yet dtrue
;
as unknown 1yet
well-known
, as adying
1yet
behold
, bwe live
; as 2punished
1yet
not put
to death
,
as asorrowful yet
always
arejoicing
, as bpoor
yet
making
many
rich
, as chaving
nothing
1yet
possessing
dall
things
.
aOur mouth 1has spoken
freely
to you, O Corinthians
, our bheart
is opened
wide
.
You are not restrained 1by us, but ayou are restrained
in your own 2affections
.
Now in a like
aexchange
--I speak
as to bchildren
--open
wide
to us also
.
aDo not be 1bound together
with bunbelievers
; for what
cpartnership
have righteousness
and lawlessness
, or
what
fellowship
has light
with darkness
?
Or what
aharmony
has Christ
with 1Belial
, or
2what
has a bbeliever
in common
with an cunbeliever
?
Or awhat
agreement
has the temple
of God
with idols
? For we are bthe temple
of cthe living
God
; just
as God
said
, " dI WILL eDWELL
IN THEM AND fWALK
AMONG
THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD
, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE
.
" aTherefore, bCOME
OUT FROM THEIR MIDST
AND BE SEPARATE
," says
the Lord
. "AND DO NOT TOUCH
WHAT IS UNCLEAN
; And I will welcome
you.
" aAnd I will be a father to you, And you shall be bsons
and daughters
to Me," Says
the Lord
Almighty
.