As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

For He says: “In the favorable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

For he saith, I have heard thee in a 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.)

We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger;

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love;

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left;

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet truthful;

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined, but not put to death;

As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.

O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

You are not limited by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Now in return—I speak as to children—open your heart wide as well.

Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever?

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'

And what 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.

Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty.

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.