1 B ut fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

And working together also we call upon that ye receive not in vain the grace of God --

2 ( for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now well-accepted time; behold, now day of salvation:)

for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' --

3 g iving no manner of offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

4 b ut in everything commending ourselves as God's ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

5 i n stripes, in prisons, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

6 i n pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

7 i n word of truth, in power of God; through the arms of righteousness on the right hand and left,

in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left,

8 t hrough glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, and true;

through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

9 a s unknown, and well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as disciplined, and not put to death;

as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;

10 a s grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

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

11 O ur mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded.

Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!

12 Y e are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections;

ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your bowels,

13 b ut for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself.

and a recompense of the same kind, (as to children I say,) be ye enlarged -- also ye!

14 B e not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

Become not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking to righteousness and lawlessness?

15 a nd what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along with an unbeliever?

and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?

16 a nd what agreement of God's temple with idols? for ye are living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.

and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- `I will dwell in them, and will walk among, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,

17 W herefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith Lord, and touch not unclean, and I will receive you;

wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,

18 a nd I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith Lord Almighty.

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye -- ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'