2 Corinthians 6:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the 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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Prov 9:6 : 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go 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, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,
Ezra 10:11 : 11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Jer 51:6 : 6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
John 6:37-38 : 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came 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 did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Num 16:45 : 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as 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, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

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