Passage

2 Corinthians 6.16

Book: 2 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"14. Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? 15. And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?"

"16. And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

"17. Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you, 18. And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." (2 Corinthians 6:14-18, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"14. Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15. What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?"

"16. What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”"

"17. Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you. 18. I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”" (2 Corinthians 6:14-18, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"14. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15. And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?"

"16. And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

"17. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." (2 Corinthians 6:14-18, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"14. Become not yoked with others, unbelievers, for what partaking [is there] to righteousness and lawlessness? 15. and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?"

"16. and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said, 'I will dwell in them, and will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,"

"17. wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I, I will receive you, 18. and I will be to you for a Father, and ye, ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'" (2 Corinthians 6:14-18, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H2416 - chay

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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