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2 Corinthians 6

1 An exhortation to Christian life, 11 And to bear him like affection, as he doeth them. 14 Also to keep them selves from all pollution of idolatry both in body, and soul, and to have none acquaintance with idolaters.
1.So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2.For he saith, *I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I suckered thee: behold now the aaccepted time, behold now the day of salvation.
3.We give no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministry should not be breprehended.
4.But in all things we approve our selves as *the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5.In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours,
6.By cwatchings, by fastings, by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the dholie Ghost, by elove unfeigned,
7.fBy the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8.By honour, and dishonour, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true:
9.As unknown, and yet known: as dying, and behold, we live: as chastened, and yet not killed:
10.As sorrowing, and yet alway rejoicing: as poor, and yet make many rich: as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11.O Corinthians, our gmouth is open unto you: our heart is made large.
12.Ye are not kept strait in us, but ye are kept strait in your own hbowels.
13.Now for the same recompense, I speak as to my children, iBe you also enlarged.
14.kBe not unequally yoked with the infidels: for *what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15.And what concord hath Christ with ^Belial? or what part hath the believer with the infidel?
16.And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? *for ye are the Temple of the lliving God: as God hath said, *l will dwell among them, and walk there and I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.
17.*Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selves, saith the Lord: and touch none unclean thing, and I will receive you.
18.*And I will be a Father unto you, and ye shalbe my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.

Notes

2-*.
Isa. 49.8.
2-a.
To wit, God’s free mercy, wherein he hath poured forth his infinite love.
3-b.
By the infidels, if they saw no fruit come thereof.
4-*.
1 Cor. 4.1.
6-c.
He declares with what weapons he resisted his afflictions.
6-d.
Who is the efficient cause.
6-e.
Which is, the final cause.
7-f.
By the Gospel, and the power of God and his own integrity, he overthrew Satan, and the world, as with weapons on every side most ready.
11-g.
Signifying his most vehement affection.
12-h.
Their judgement was so corrupted, that they were not likewise affectioned towards him, as he was towards them.
13-i.
Show like affection towards me.
14-*.
Eccle. 13.21.
14-k.
He seems to allude to that which is written, Deu. 22.10 where the Lord commands that an ox and an ass be not yoked together, because the match is unequal: so if the faithful marry with the infidel, or else have to do with them in any thing unlawful, it is here reproved.
15-^.
Or, the devil.
16-*.
1 Cor. 3.17 and 6.19.
16-*-1.
Lev. 26.11, Ezek. 37.26.
16-l.
So called because he hath not only life in him self, but giveth it also to all living creatures.
17-*.
Isa. 52.11.
18-*.
Jer. 31.1.