New Testament · Letters

2 Corinthians chapter 6

So as people God, we’re urging you: don’t let the you received from God be for nothing.Because he says, “At just the right moment, I heard you. On the day of , I helped you.” Look — right now is that right moment! Today is the day of rescue!We don’t put an in anyone’s path — we don’t want this to be discredited in any way.Instead, in every situation we prove ourselves as God’s workers — through great , through , through , through being ,through beatings, through imprisonments, through , through exhausting labor, through sleepless nights, through going hungry,through an , through knowledge, through patience, through kindness, through , through ,through truthful speech, through the power of God, with the in both hands —through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We’re treated like — yet we speak the truth.Treated like nobodies — yet we’re known by everyone. Treated like we’re dying — yet look, we’re ! Beaten down — yet never destroyed.Grieving — yet always . Poor — yet . Having nothing — yet owning everything.We’ve been completely open with you, Corinthians — we’ve to you.We haven’t held anything back from you — but you’ve from us.So here’s a fair exchange — I’m talking to you like you’re — open your hearts wide to us too!Don’t get with . What do and what’s have in common? What connection is there between light and darkness?What agreement is there between and ? What does someone who trusts God have in common with someone who doesn’t?What does God’s have to do with idols? Because we are the temple of ! Just as God said: “I will live among them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”“So come out from among them and be ,” says . “Don’t touch anything , and I will welcome you in.”“And I will be a to you, and you will be my ,” says Yahweh, .