21THE [ONE] FOR NOT HAVING KNOWN SIN FOR US SIN HE MADE, SO THAT WE OURSELVES MAY BECOME [THE] RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM. 21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin*NoteCloseOr a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
1WORKING TOGETHER NOW ALSO WE EXHORT NOT IN VAIN THE GRACE <THE> OF GOD TO RECEIVE YOU; Paul’s Hardships and God’s Grace 1As God’s fellow workers,*NoteCloseLiterally Now working together then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
2HE SAYS FOR: IN A TIME ACCEPTABLE I LISTENED TO YOU AND IN A DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU; BEHOLD NOW [IS THE] TIME OF FAVOR, BEHOLD NOW [IS THE] DAY OF SALVATION; 2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”*NoteCloseIsaiah 49:8 (see also LXX) Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
3NOTHING BEFORE NO ONE PLACING AN OBSTACLE, SO THAT NOT MAY BE BLEMISHED THE MINISTRY, 3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
4RATHER IN EVERYTHING WE ARE COMMENDING OURSELVES AS GOD’S SERVANTS IN ENDURANCE GREAT, IN TRIBULATIONS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN DISTRESSES, 4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
5IN BEATINGS, IN IMPRISONMENTS, IN RIOTS, IN LABORS, IN WATCHINGS, IN FASTINGS, 5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
6IN PURITY, IN KNOWLEDGE, IN PATIENCE, IN KINDNESS, IN [THE] SPIRIT HOLY, IN LOVE GENUINE, 6in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
7IN [THE] WORD OF TRUTH, IN [THE] POWER OF GOD, WITH THE WEAPONS <THE> OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR THE RIGHT HAND AND FOR [THE] LEFT, 7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8THROUGH GLORY AND DISHONOR, THROUGH BAD REPORT AND GOOD REPORT, AS IMPOSTERS AND YET TRUE, 8through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
9AS BEING UNKNOWN AND YET BEING WELL-KNOWN, AS DYING AND YET BEHOLD WE LIVE, AS BEING DISCIPLINED AND YET NOT BEING KILLED, 9unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
10AS BEING SORROWFUL ALWAYS YET REJOICING, AS POOR MANY YET ENRICHING, AS NOTHING HAVING AND YET ALL THINGS POSSESSING. 10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11THE MOUTH OF US HAS BEEN OPENED TO YOU, CORINTHIANS, THE HEART OF US HAS BEEN EXPANDED; 11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
12NOT YOU ARE RESTRAINED BY US, YOU ARE RESTRAINED HOWEVER IN THE AFFECTIONS OF YOU; 12It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
13<THE> NOW [AS] THE SAME RECOMPENSE, AS TO CHILDREN I SPEAK, DO OPEN [YOURSELVES] ALSO YOU. 13As a fair exchange— I speak as to my children— open wide your hearts also.
14NOT DO BECOME UNEQUALLY YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS; WHAT FOR PARTNERSHIP [HAVE] RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LAWLESSNESS? OR WHAT FELLOWSHIP LIGHT WITH DARKNESS? Do Not Be Unequally Yoked 14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
15WHAT NOW HARMONY [HAS] CHRIST WITH BELIAL? OR WHAT PART [HAS] A BELIEVER WITH AN UNBELIEVER? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?*NoteCloseScrivener’s TR and PT; many Greek sources Beliar Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16WHAT NOW AGREEMENT [THE] TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS? WE OURSELVES FOR [THE] TEMPLE OF GOD WE ARE [THE] LIVING, EVEN AS HAS SAID <THE> GOD THAT I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WILL WALK AMONG [THEM], AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD AND THEY THEMSELVES WILL BE TO ME A PEOPLE. 16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”*NoteCloseLeviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27
17THEREFORE DO COME OUT FROM [THE] MIDST OF THEM AND DO BE SEPARATE, SAYS [THE] LORD, AND UNCLEAN NOTHING DO TOUCH; AND I MYSELF WILL RECEIVE YOU, 17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”*NoteCloseIsaiah 52:11; see also Ezekiel 20:34, including LXX.
18AND I WILL BE TO YOU FOR A FATHER AND YOU YOURSELVES WILL BE TO ME FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SAYS [THE] LORD ALMIGHTY. 18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”*NoteCloseSee 2 Samuel 7:14.