KJV King James Version
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Corinthians 6:17
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
WEB World English Bible
Therefore, “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
ASV American Standard Version
Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I—I will receive you,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 6
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 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.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΔιὸG1352 · diothereforeἐξέλθατεG1831 · exerchomaito go outἐκG1537 · ekout fromμέσουG3319 · mesosmidstαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀφορίσθητε,G873 · aphorizōto separateλέγειG3004 · legōto sayκύριος,G2962 · kurioslord: GodκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀκαθάρτουG169 · akathartosuncleanμὴG3361 · mēnotἅπτεσθε·G681 · haptōto touchκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weεἰσδέξομαιG1523 · eisdechomaito receiveὑμᾶς,G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Psalm 1:1-3Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.Numbers 16:26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.Ezra 10:11Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.Proverbs 9:6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.Acts 2:40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.John 6:37-38All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.Numbers 16:21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.Ezra 6:21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,Numbers 16:45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.Romans 15:7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
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