📖 2 Corinthians — Chapter 6 (KJV)
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2 Corinthians 6:1 We then, as Rworkers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in Ra time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
2 Corinthians 6:3 RGiving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
2 Corinthians 6:4 But Rin all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
2 Corinthians 6:5 In Rstripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
2 Corinthians 6:6 By Rpureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
2 Corinthians 6:7 By Rthe word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
2 Corinthians 6:8 By Rhonour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
2 Corinthians 6:9 As Runknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
2 Corinthians 6:10 As Rsorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:11 O ye Corinthians, Rour mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
2 Corinthians 6:12 Ye Rare not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
2 Corinthians 6:13 Now for a recompence in the same, (RI speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not Runequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:15 And Rwhat concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
2 Corinthians 6:16 And Rwhat agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore Rcome out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
2 Corinthians 6:18 And will be Ra Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 6:1–10 — Grace and enduring ministry
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul urges a response to grace and describes ministry through hardships, patience, purity, truthful speech, and paradoxical joy.
Key Truth: Receive grace in faithful endurance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “We ____ , as workers together with him, beseech you also that …” (2 Corinthians 6:1)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “By pureness, by ____ , by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by …” (2 Corinthians 6:6)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as ____ , yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet …” (2 Corinthians 6:10)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 6:11–13 — An openhearted appeal
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul's affection toward the church is not narrow. He asks for a corresponding openness from those he addresses as children.
Key Truth: Respond to faithful care with openness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “O ye Corinthians, our ____ is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.” (2 Corinthians 6:11)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye are not ____ in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.” (2 Corinthians 6:12)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my ____ ,) be ye also enlarged.” (2 Corinthians 6:13)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:13 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 6:14–18 — Belonging to the living God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul warns against binding fellowship with unbelief and idolatry, citing God's promise to dwell among his people.
Key Truth: Let belonging to God shape your commitments.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath ____ with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he …” (2 Corinthians 6:15)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:15 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And will be a ____ unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, …” (2 Corinthians 6:18)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 6:18 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Leviticus 26:12 — Paul recalls God's promise to dwell among his people.
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Reflect and Apply
Which commitment needs to reflect your belonging to God more clearly?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 6:1–10 (Grace and enduring ministry) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 6:11–13 (An openhearted appeal) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 6:14–18 (Belonging to the living God) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What urgency accompanies the accepted time and day of salvation?
5. What relationship accompanies the Almighty's promise?
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