1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.2 (For he says, I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: see, now is the good time; now is the day of salvation):3 Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food;6 In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,7 In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,8 By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;9 Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind; as near to death, but still living; as undergoing punishment, but not put to death;10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.12 It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.13 Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.17 For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,18 And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.

1 συνεργουντες δε και παρακαλουμεν μη εις κενον την χαριν του θεου δεξασθαι υμας2 λεγει γαρ καιρω δεκτω επηκουσα σου και εν ημερα σωτηριας εβοηθησα σοι ιδου νυν καιρος ευπροσδεκτος ιδου νυν ημερα σωτηριας3 μηδεμιαν εν μηδενι διδοντες προσκοπην ινα μη μωμηθη η διακονια4 αλλ εν παντι συνιστωντες εαυτους ως θεου διακονοι εν υπομονη πολλη εν θλιψεσιν εν αναγκαις εν στενοχωριαις5 εν πληγαις εν φυλακαις εν ακαταστασιαις εν κοποις εν αγρυπνιαις εν νηστειαις6 εν αγνοτητι εν γνωσει εν μακροθυμια εν χρηστοτητι εν πνευματι αγιω εν αγαπη ανυποκριτω7 εν λογω αληθειας εν δυναμει θεου δια των οπλων της δικαιοσυνης των δεξιων και αριστερων8 δια δοξης και ατιμιας δια δυσφημιας και ευφημιας ως πλανοι και αληθεις9 ως αγνοουμενοι και επιγινωσκομενοι ως αποθνησκοντες και ιδου ζωμεν ως παιδευομενοι και μη θανατουμενοι10 ως λυπουμενοι αει δε χαιροντες ως πτωχοι πολλους δε πλουτιζοντες ως μηδεν εχοντες και παντα κατεχοντες11 το στομα ημων ανεωγεν προς υμας κορινθιοι η καρδια ημων πεπλατυνται12 ου στενοχωρεισθε εν ημιν στενοχωρεισθε δε εν τοις σπλαγχνοις υμων13 την δε αυτην αντιμισθιαν ως τεκνοις λεγω πλατυνθητε και υμεις14 μη γινεσθε ετεροζυγουντες απιστοις τις γαρ μετοχη δικαιοσυνη και ανομια τις δε κοινωνια φωτι προς σκοτος15 τις δε συμφωνησις χριστω προς {VAR1: βελιαρ } {VAR2: βελιαλ } η τις μερις πιστω μετα απιστου16 τις δε συγκαταθεσις ναω θεου μετα ειδωλων υμεις γαρ ναος θεου εστε ζωντος καθως ειπεν ο θεος οτι ενοικησω εν αυτοις και εμπεριπατησω και εσομαι αυτων θεος και αυτοι εσονται μοι λαος17 διο εξελθετε εκ μεσου αυτων και αφορισθητε λεγει κυριος και ακαθαρτου μη απτεσθε καγω εισδεξομαι υμας18 και εσομαι υμιν εις πατερα και υμεις εσεσθε μοι εις υιους και θυγατερας λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ