1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
Focused Passage
2 Corinthians 6:1-2
Receiving Grace, Enduring Ministry, and Holy Separation as God's Temple
Paul pleads with the Corinthians not to receive God's grace in vain, commends apostolic ministry through suffering and Spirit-formed integrity, opens his heart and calls for reciprocal affection, then commands holy separation from idolatrous unbelief because the church is the temple and family of the living God.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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Verse 1
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Original words
[As]δὲG1161Conjunction[God’s] fellow workersΣυνεργοῦντεςG4903Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthenκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe urgeπαρακαλοῦμενG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralnotμὴG3361Adverbto receiveδέξασθαιG1209Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionvainκενὸνG2756Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
BSB notes
- Literally Now working together
Verse 2
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ForγάρG1063ConjunctionHe saysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIn the timeΚαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof favorδεκτῷG1184Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularI heardἐπήκουσάG1873Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722Preposition[the] dayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof salvationσωτηρίαςG4991Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularI helpedἐβοήθησάG997Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularBeholdἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568Adverb[is the] timeκαιρὸςG2540Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof favorεὐπρόσδεκτοςG2144Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularnowνῦνG3568Adverb[is the] dayἡμέραG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof salvationσωτηρίαςG4991Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
BSB notes
- Isaiah 49:8 (see also LXX)