2 Corinthians 6 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

2 Corinthians 6:1-18

1As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. 2For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,

and in the day of salvation I helped you.”6:2 Isaiah 49:8

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

Paul’s Hardships

3We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. 12We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. 13As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.

Warning Against Idolatry

14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will live with them

and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they will be my people.”6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27

17Therefore,

“Come out from them

and be separate,

says the Lord.

Touch no unclean thing,

and I will receive you.”6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41

18And,

“I will be a Father to you,

and you will be my sons and daughters,

says the Lord Almighty.”6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

哥林多後書 6:1-18

1身為上帝的同工,我們勸你們不要辜負祂的恩典。 2因為祂說:

「在悅納的時候,

我應允了你;

在拯救的日子,

我幫助了你。」

看啊,現在正是悅納的時候!看啊,現在正是拯救的日子!

上帝僕人的品格

3為了避免有人毀謗我們的職分,我們凡事儘量不妨礙別人, 4反倒在任何事上都顯明自己是上帝的僕人。不論遭遇什麼患難、艱苦、貧窮、 5鞭打、囚禁、暴亂、辛勞、無眠或饑餓,我們都堅忍到底, 6靠著純潔、知識、忍耐、仁慈、聖靈的感動、無偽的愛心、 7真理之道、上帝的大能、左右手中的公義兵器, 8無論是得榮耀還是受羞辱,遭毀謗還是得稱讚,都顯明自己是上帝的僕人。我們被視為騙子,卻是誠實無偽; 9似乎默默無聞,卻是家喻戶曉;似乎快死了,看啊!我們卻仍然活著;受嚴刑拷打,卻沒有喪命; 10似乎鬱鬱寡歡,卻常常喜樂;似乎一貧如洗,卻使多人富足;似乎一無所有,卻樣樣都有!

11哥林多人啊!我們對你們推心置腹,開誠佈公, 12毫無保留,只是你們自己心胸太窄。 13現在請你們也向我們敞開心懷。我這樣說,是把你們當成自己的兒女。

永活上帝的殿

14不要和非信徒同負一軛,因為公義和不法怎能合作呢?光明和黑暗怎能共存呢? 15基督與魔鬼6·15 魔鬼」希臘文是「彼列」。怎能相容呢?信徒與非信徒有什麼相干呢? 16上帝的殿與偶像怎能相提並論呢?因為我們就是永活上帝的殿,正如上帝說:

「我要住在他們中間,

在他們當中往來;

我要作他們的上帝,

他們要作我的子民。」

17又說:

「所以,你們要從他們中間出來,

離開他們,不要沾染污穢之物,

我就接納你們。

18我要作你們的父親,

你們要作我的兒女。

這是全能的主說的。」