2 Corinthians 6:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διὸ Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε· κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς,

Transliteration

Therefore Exelthete from mesou of them, and aphoristhēte, legei Kyrios, and unclean not haptesthe; and I eisdexomai you,

Grammar Details

• *Exelthete*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd person plural - come out/go out
• *mesou*: genitive, neuter, singular - middle/midst
• *aphoristhēte*: aorist imperative, passive, 2nd person plural - be separated/set apart
• *legei*: present indicative, active, 3rd person singular - says/speaks
• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *haptesthe*: present imperative, middle, 2nd person plural - touch/handle
• *eisdexomai*: future indicative, middle, 1st person singular - I will receive/welcome

Word Meanings

• *Exelthete*: come out/go out/depart from
• *mesou*: middle/midst/among
• *aphoristhēte*: be separated/set apart/removed
• *Kyrios*: Lord/master/owner
• *haptesthe*: touch/handle/cling to
• *eisdexomai*: receive/welcome/accept

Referenced Verses

• Isa 52:11 : 11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
• Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
• Num 16:26 : 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
• Ezra 6:21 : 21 And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat,
• Ezra 10:11 : 11 Now therefore make confession unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.
• Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: 2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
• Jer 51:6 : 6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Jehovah's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense.
• John 6:37-38 : 37 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
• Num 16:45 : 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
• Num 16:21 : 21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
• Rom 15:7 : 7 Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.