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

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

2 f or 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,' --

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

3 i n nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

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

but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

5 i n stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

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

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

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

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 y e are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your bowels,

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

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

Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.

14 B ecome not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking to righteousness and lawlessness?

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

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

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?

16 a nd 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,

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

17 w herefore, 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,

Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

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

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