2 Corinthians 6 — parallel

6:1

Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.

As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

6:2

For he says,

For He says: “In the time of favor I heard , and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!

6:3

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.

6:4

but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

6:5

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

6:6

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

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

6:7

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

in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

6:8

by glory and dishonour, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,

through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;

6:9

as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed,

unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;