Passage

2 Corinthians 6.4-10

Book: 2 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"2. (for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation): 3. giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;"

"4. but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5. in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6. in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, 7. in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8. by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; 9. as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10. as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."

"11. Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged. 12. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections." (2 Corinthians 6:2-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"2. for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 3. We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,"

"4. but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, 5. in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; 6. in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love, 7. in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8. by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; 9. as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed; 10. as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."

"11. Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged. 12. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections." (2 Corinthians 6:2-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"2. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3. Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:"

"4. But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, ^{approving: Gr. commending} 5. In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; ^{in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro} 6. By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7. By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8. By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9. As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10. As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."

"11. O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels." (2 Corinthians 6:2-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"2. for He saith, 'In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now [is] a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,', 3. in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,"

"4. but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses, 5. in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, 6. in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, 7. in the word of truth, in the power of God, through the armour of the righteousness, on the right and on the left, 8. through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true; 9. as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death; 10. as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things."

"11. Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged! 12. ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels," (2 Corinthians 6:2-12, YLT)

Setting

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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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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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