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2 Corinthians 6#Verse 14

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2 Corinthians 6 is the sixth chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy (2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE.{{sfn|MacDonald|2007|p=1134}}

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.

=Textual witnesses=

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

=Old Testament references=

  • {{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|6:2|KJV}}: {{bibleverse|Isaiah|49:8|KJV}}
  • {{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|6:16|KJV}}: {{bibleverse|Leviticus |26:12|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|32:38|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|37:27|KJV}}
  • {{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|6:17|KJV}}: {{bibleverse|Isaiah|52:11|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|20:34,41|KJV}}
  • {{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|6:18|KJV}}: {{bibleverse|2 Samuel|7:14|KJV}}

Verse 2

Paul quotes the first part of {{bibleverse||Isaiah|49:8|NKJV}} using the Septuagint version.[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/2_corinthians/6.htm Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 2 Corinthians 6], accessed 1 September 2017 The full text of this verse reads:

:Thus saith the Lord,

:"In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succored thee: and I have formed thee, and given thee for a covenant of the nations, to establish the earth, and to cause to inherit the desert heritages".[http://biblehub.com/sep/isaiah/49.htm Isaiah 49:8 – Brenton's Septuagint Translation]

The promised hearing and salvation are offered first to the "suffering servant" in the time of the prophet Isaiah, then to Christ according to Christian interpretation of the servant songs, and finally, here, to the Christian people. Paul adds that the day concerned is "now".

Verse 14

: Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?{{bibleref2|2 Corinthians|6:14|NKJV}} NKJV

  • "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers": may allude to the law in {{bibleverse|Deuteronomy|22:10|KJV}} which is understood not to forbid civil society and converse with unbelievers, but to prohibit joining unbelievers in acts of idolatry, as one of the arguments is, "what agreement has the temple of God with idols?" which seemingly happened at that time (cf. {{bibleverse|1 Corinthians|10:14|KJV}}; {{bibleref2|1 Corinthians|10:20–22|KJV}}).
  • "What fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness" (or KJV: unrighteousness"): This "righteousness" means righteous persons, having the kingdom of God in them.[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/2-corinthians-6-14.html John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, 2 Corinthians 6:14]

These verses have been understood in traditional forms of Christianity as prohibiting a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian.{{cite book |last1=Lukito |first1=Ratno |title=Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: Bridging the Unbridgeable |date=6 August 2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-28557-8 |page=163 |language=English |quote=Furthermore, from the judges' understanding of Christian teaching, interfaith marriage is similarly disallowed in the New Testament (2 Corinthians 6:14).}}

Verse 15

:Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?{{bibleref2|2 Corinthians|6:15|NASB1995}} NASB1995

See also

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book|last=MacDonald | first= Margaret | chapter = 66. 2 Corinthians | title=The Oxford Bible Commentary | editor-first1=John| editor-last1=Barton | editor-first2=John| editor-last2= Muddiman | publisher = Oxford University Press |edition= first (paperback) | date = 2007 | pages = 1134–1151 | isbn = 978-0199277186 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ| access-date=February 6, 2019}}

External links

  • {{bibleverse|2 Corinthians|6|KJV}} King James Bible - Wikisource
  • [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=1&b=8&c=6 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617011259/http://latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=1&b=8&c=6 |date=June 17, 2019 }}
  • [http://www.gospelhall.org/bible/bible.php?passage=2Corinthians+6 Online Bible at GospelHall.org] (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
  • [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=54&chapter=6 Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway] (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)

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2 Corinthians 6