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2 Corinthians 6

Their Ministry Commended

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And  aworking together with Him,  bwe also urge you not to receive  cthe grace of God in vain--

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for He says, " aAT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION"--

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 agiving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

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but in everything  acommending ourselves as  1 bservants of God,  cin much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

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in  abeatings, in imprisonments, in  btumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in  chunger,

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in purity, in  aknowledge, in  bpatience, in kindness, in the  cHoly Spirit, in  dgenuine love,

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in  athe word of truth, in  bthe power of God; by  cthe weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

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by glory and  adishonor, by  bevil report and good report; regarded as  cdeceivers and yet  dtrue;

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as unknown  1yet well-known, as  adying  1yet behold,  bwe live; as  2punished  1yet not put to death,

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as  asorrowful yet always  arejoicing, as  bpoor yet making many rich, as  chaving nothing  1yet possessing  dall things.

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 aOur mouth  1has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our  bheart is opened wide.

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You are not restrained  1by us, but  ayou are restrained in your own  2affections.

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Now in a like  aexchange--I speak as to  bchildren--open wide to us also.

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 aDo not be  1bound together with  bunbelievers; for what  cpartnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

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Or what  aharmony has Christ with  1Belial, or  2what has a  bbeliever in common with an  cunbeliever?

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Or  awhat agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are  bthe temple of  cthe living God; just as God said, " dI WILL  eDWELL IN THEM AND  fWALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.

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aTherefore,  bCOME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.

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aAnd I will be a father to you, And you shall be  bsons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.



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