2 Corinthians 6 - New Life Version (NLV)

Our Job to Do

6 We are working together with God. We ask you from our hearts not to receive God’s loving-favor and then waste it. ²The Holy Writings say, “I heard you at the right time. I helped you on that day to be saved from the punishment of sin. Now is the right time! See! Now is the day to be saved.” ^(A) ³We do not want to put anything in the way that would keep people from God. We do not want to be blamed. ⁴Everything we do shows we are God’s servants. We have had to wait and suffer. We have needed things. We have been in many hard places and have had many troubles. ⁵We have been beaten. We have been put in prison. We have been in fights. We have worked hard. We have stayed awake watching. We have gone without food. ⁶We have been pure. We have known what to do. We have suffered long. We have been kind. The Holy Spirit has worked in us. We have had true love. ⁷We have spoken the truth. We have God’s power. We have the sword of being right with God in the right hand and in the left hand. ⁸Some men respect us and some do not. Some men speak bad against us and some thank us. They say we lie, but we speak the truth. ⁹Some men act as if they do not know us. And yet we are known by everyone. They act as if we were dead, but we are alive. They try to hurt and destroy us, but they are not able to kill us. ¹⁰We are full of sorrow and yet we are always happy. We are poor and yet we make many people rich. We have nothing and yet we have everything.

¹¹We have spoken to you who are in the city of Corinth with plain words. Our hearts are wide open. ¹²Our hearts are not closed to you. But you have closed your hearts to us. ¹³I am speaking to you now as if you were my own children. Open your hearts wide to us! That will pay us back for what we have done for you.

¹⁴Do not be joined together with those who do not belong to Christ. How can that which is good get along with that which is bad? How can light be in the same place with darkness? ¹⁵How can Christ get along with the devil? How can one who has put his trust in Christ get along with one who has not put his trust in Christ? ¹⁶How can the house of God get along with false gods? We are the house of the living God. God has said, “I will live in them and will walk among them. I will be their God and they will be My people.” ^(B) ¹⁷The Lord has said, “So come out from among them. Do not be joined to them. Touch nothing that is sinful. And I will receive you. ¹⁸I will be a Father to you. You will be My sons and daughters, says the All-powerful God.”

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2 Corinthians 6 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

6 And working together also we call upon [you] that ye receive not in vain the grace of God -- 2 for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now [is] a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' -- 3 in nothing giving any cause of offen...
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2 Corinthians 6 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

6 But we helping [you in work and word] admonish [you], that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 For he saith, In time well pleasing I have heard thee [In time accepted, or well pleasing, I have heard thee], and in the day of health I have helped thee. Lo! now a time acceptable, lo! now a da...
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2 Corinthians 6 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

6 We work with God. So we beg you, do not take God's blessing and get nothing from it. 2 Because God has said. `I heard you call at the right time. And I helped you in the day when I saved you.' See, now is the right time. Now is the day to be saved. 3 We put nothing in anyone's way. So no one can s...
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2 Corinthians 6 - World English Bible (WEB)

6 Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain, 2 for he says,“At an acceptable time I listened to you.In a day of salvation I helped you.”Isaiah 49:8Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We give no occasion of stumbling in...
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2 Corinthians 6 - The Voice (VOICE)

These simple verses capture the heart of the good news. Lowering Himself, the sinless Jesus took our sin upon Himself and canceled its power through His death and resurrection. As believers are united with Him, they are raised up with Him and embody God’s righteousness, experiencing forgiveness, rec...
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2 Corinthians 6 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

6 Since we are co-laboring, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2 For He says,“At a favorable time I listened to you,in a day of salvation I helped you.”[a]Behold, now is the favorable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We give no cause for offense in anything, so that o...
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2 Corinthians 6 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

6 Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,“At the acceptable time I have listened to you,and helped you on the day of salvation.”Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We put no obstacle in any one’s ...
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2 Corinthians 6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

2 Corinthians 6 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

6 So we, therefore, as workers together, encourage you, that you do not receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says, “I have heard you at an acceptable time, and on the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold now the accepted time. Behold now the day of salvation. 3 We cause no one to stumbl...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

6 So, as we work together with God, we appeal to you in particular: when you accept God’s grace, don’t let it go to waste! 2 This is what he says:I listened to you when the time was right,I came to your aid on the day of salvation.Look! The right time is now! Look! The day of salvation is here! God...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

6 As we work together with him,[a] we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,“At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.”See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! 3 We are putting no obstacle in a...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

6 As we work together with him,[a] we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,‘At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! 3 We are putting no obstacle in a...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

2 Corinthians 6 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

6 As we work together with him,[a] we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.(A)2 For he says,“At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.”Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!(B)3 We are putting no obstac...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

An exhortation to receive the word of God with thankfulness and amendment of life. The diligence of Paul in the gospel, and how he warns them to avoid the company of the heathen. 6 We as helpers therefore exhort you, do not receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says: I have heard you in a favo...
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2 Corinthians 6 - New Living Translation (NLT)

6 As God’s partners,[a] we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. 2 For God says,“At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.”[b]Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. Paul’s Hardships3 We live in such ...
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