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| 1Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. | 1Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain. |
| 2For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. | 2For he says, "At the right time I heard you, and on a day of salvation I helped you." Listen, now is really the "right time"! Now is the "day of salvation"! |
| 3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, | 3We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry. |
| 4but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, | 4Instead, in every way we demonstrate that we are God's servants by tremendous endurance in the midst of difficulties, hardships, and calamities; |
| 5beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; | 5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger; |
| 6by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; | 6with purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; with the Holy Spirit, genuine love, |
| 7by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; | 7truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands; |
| 8through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; | 8through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived as deceivers and yet true, |
| 9as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; | 9as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet—as you see—very much alive, as punished and yet not killed, |
| 10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. | 10as sorrowful and yet always rejoicing, as poor and yet enriching many, as having nothing and yet possessing everything. |
| 11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. | 11We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open. |
| 12You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. | 12We have not cut you off, but you have cut off your own feelings toward us. |
| 13In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. | 13Do us a favor—I ask you as my children—and open wide your hearts. |
| 14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? | 14Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness? |
| 15What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? | 15What harmony exists between the Messiah and Beliar, or what do a believer and an unbeliever have in common? |
| 16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | 16What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." |
| 17Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, | 17Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you. |
| 18and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.” | 18I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty. |
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