We then, as workers together with him, beseech you alsothat yereceivenotthegraceof Godinvain. ( Forhe saith, I have heardtheein a timeaccepted, andinthe dayof salvationhave I succoredthee: behold, now is the acceptedtime; behold, now is the dayof salvation.) Givingnooffenseinany thing, thattheministrybe notblamed: Butinall things approvingourselvesasthe ministersof God, inmuchpatience, inafflictions, innecessities, indistresses, Instripes, inimprisonments, intumults, inlabors, inwatchings, infastings; Bypureness, byknowledge, bylongsuffering, bykindness, bythe HolyGhost, byloveunfeigned, Bythe wordof truth, bythe powerof God, bythearmorof righteousnesson theright handandon the left, Byhonoranddishonor, byevil reportandgood report: asdeceivers, and yet true; Asunknown, and yet well known; asdying, and, behold, we live; aschastened, andnotkilled; Assorrowful, yetalwaysrejoicing; aspoor, yetmaking many rich; ashavingnothing, and yet possessingall things. O ye Corinthians, ourmouthis openuntoyou, ourheartis enlarged. Ye are notstraitenedinus, butye are straitenedinyour ownbowels. Nowfor a recompensein thesame, I( speakasunto my children,) be yealsoenlarged. Beye notunequally yoked togetherwith unbelievers: forwhatfellowshiphath righteousnesswithunrighteousness? andwhatcommunionhath lightwithdarkness? Andwhatconcordhath ChristwithBelial? orwhat parthath he that believethwithan infidel? Andwhatagreementhath the templeof Godwithidols? foryearethe templeof the livingGod; asGodhath said, I will dwellinthem, andwalk in them ; andI will betheirGod, andtheyshall bemypeople. Whereforecome outfromamongthem, andbe ye separate, saiththe Lord, andtouchnotthe unclean thing ; and Iwill receiveyou. Andwill beaFatherunto you, andyeshall bemysonsanddaughters, saiththe LordAlmighty.