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1Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.[#Mark 16:20; 1 Cor. 3:9; Acts 15:4; #5:20; #Heb. 12:15]
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.
3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,[#1 Cor. 8:13; 9:12]
4but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,[#1 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 2:24, 253:6; #12:12; 2 Tim. 3:10; #Acts 9:16; #12:10]
5beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;[#11:23-27; Acts 16:23; #Acts 17:5]
6by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;[#1 Thess. 2:10; #11:6; #Rom. 15:19; 1 Thess. 1:5; #Rom. 12:9; James 3:17]
7by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;[#Eph. 1:13; Col. 1:5; #1 Cor. 2:5; #10:4; Eph. 6:11-17]
8through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;[#Rom. 3:8]
9as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;[#11:6; #4:10; #Ps. 118:18]
10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.[#John 16:22; 7:4; #8:9; Prov. 13:7; 1 Cor. 1:5; #Acts 3:6; #1 Cor. 7:30]
11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.[#6:11 Greek; #7:3; 11:11; 12:15; Ps. 119:32]
12You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.[#7:2]
13In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.[#Gal. 4:12; #1 Cor. 4:14]
14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?[#Deut. 7:3; Josh. 23:12; Ezra 9:2; Neh. 13:25; 1 Cor. 7:39; #Eph. 5:7, 11; 1 John 1:6; #Acts 26:18]
15What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?[#1 Cor. 10:21; #6:15 Greek]
16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,[#Eph. 2:22]
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17Therefore go out from their midst,[#Isa. 52:11; 7:1; Ezek. 20:34, 41; Zeph. 3:20; Rev. 18:4]
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18and I will be a father to you,[#Ex. 4:22; 2 Sam. 7:8, 14; Isa. 43:6; Jer. 31:9; Hos. 1:10; Rev. 21:7]
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”