2 Corinthians 6:14
ContextUnequal Partners
6:14 Do not become partners 1 with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:17-18
Context6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, 2 and I will welcome 3 you, 4 6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” 5 says the All-Powerful Lord. 6
1 tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”
2 sn A quotation from Isa 52:11.
3 tn Or “will receive.”
4 sn A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41.
5 sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.
6 tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”