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2 Corinthians

Paul defends his apostleship and teaches on the power of God in weakness and the importance of generous giving.

Chapter 6

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KJV: We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

Geneva: So we therefore as workers together beseech you, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.

KJV: (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.)

Geneva: For he sayth, I haue heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of saluation haue I succoured thee: beholde nowe the accepted time, beholde nowe the day of saluation.

KJV: Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

Geneva: We giue no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministerie shoulde not be reprehended.

KJV: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Geneva: But in all things we approue our selues as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

KJV: In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

Geneva: In stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labours,

KJV: By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Geneva: By watchings, by fastings, by puritie, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindnesse, by the holy Ghost, by loue vnfained,

KJV: By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Geneva: By the worde of trueth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousnesse on the right hand, and on the left,

KJV: By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

Geneva: By honour, and dishonour, by euill report, and good report, as deceiuers, and yet true:

KJV: As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

Geneva: As vnknowen, and yet knowen: as dying, and beholde, we liue: as chastened, and yet not killed:

KJV: As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Geneva: As sorowing, and yet always reioycing: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauing nothing, and yet possessing all things.

KJV: O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

Geneva: O Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you: our heart is made large.

KJV: Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Geneva: Ye are not kept strait in vs, but ye are kept strait in your owne bowels.

KJV: Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.

Geneva: Nowe for the same recompence, I speake as to my children, Be you also inlarged.

KJV: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Geneva: Be not vnequally yoked with the infidels: for what felowship hath righteousnesse with vnrighteousnesse? and what communion hath light with darkenesse?

KJV: And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Geneva: And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath the beleeuer with the infidell?

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? for ye are the Temple of the liuing God: as God hath said, I will dwell among them, and walke there: and I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.

KJV: Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

Geneva: Wherefore come out from among them, and separate your selues, saith the Lord, and touch none vncleane thing, and I wil receiue you.

KJV: And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Geneva: And I will be a Father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lord almightie.

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