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2 Corinthians 6

2 Cor. 6:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be ye
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
y not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
unequally yoked together
heterozugeo (Greek #2086)
to yoke up differently, i.e. (figuratively) to associate discordantly
KJV usage: unequally yoke together with.
Pronounce: het-er-od-zoog-eh'-o
Origin: from a compound of 2087 and 2218
with unbelievers
apistos (Greek #571)
(actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing)
KJV usage: that believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel, unbeliever(-ing).
Pronounce: ap'-is-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 4103
: for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
fellowship
metoche (Greek #3352)
participation, i.e. intercourse
KJV usage: fellowship.
Pronounce: met-okh-ay'
Origin: from 3348
hath righteousness
dikaiosune (Greek #1343)
equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
KJV usage: righteousness.
Pronounce: dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay
Origin: from 1342
with
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
unrighteousness
anomia (Greek #458)
illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness
KJV usage: iniquity, X transgress(-ion of) the law, unrighteousness.
Pronounce: an-om-ee'-ah
Origin: from 459
? and
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
communion
koinonia (Greek #2842)
partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction
KJV usage: (to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
Pronounce: koy-nohn-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2844
hath light
phos (Greek #5457)
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: fire, light.
Pronounce: foce
Origin: from an obsolete φάω (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare 5316, 5346)
with
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
darkness
skotos (Greek #4655)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: darkness.
Pronounce: skot'-os
Origin: from the base of 4639
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Deut. 7:2‑3• 2and when Jehovah thy God shall give them up before thee and thou shalt smite them, then shalt thou utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them.
 3And thou shalt make no marriages with them: thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor take his daughter for thy son; (Deut. 7:2‑3)
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1 Cor. 7:39• 39A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord. (1 Cor. 7:39)

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Communion,
Darkness,
Fellowship,
Light,
Righteousness,
Unbeliever,
Yoke

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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unequally.
Ex. 34:16• 16and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. (Ex. 34:16)
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Lev. 19:19• 19My statutes shall ye observe. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with another sort; thou shalt not sow thy field with seed of two sorts; and a garment woven of two materials shall not come upon thee. (Lev. 19:19)
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Deut. 7:2‑3• 2and when Jehovah thy God shall give them up before thee and thou shalt smite them, then shalt thou utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them.
 3And thou shalt make no marriages with them: thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor take his daughter for thy son; (Deut. 7:2‑3)
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Deut. 22:9‑11• 9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with seed of two sorts, lest the whole of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the produce of thy vineyard, be forfeited.
 10Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.
 11Thou shalt not wear a garment of mixed material, woven of wool and linen together. (Deut. 22:9‑11)
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Ezra 9:1‑2,11‑12• 1Now when these things were completed, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;
 2for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.
 11which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.
 12Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. (Ezra 9:1‑2,11‑12)
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Ezra 10:19• 19And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt. (Ezra 10:19)
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Neh. 13:1‑3,23‑26• 1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and there was found written in it that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
 2because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, and had hired Balaam against them, to curse them; but our God turned the curse into blessing.
 3And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
 23In those days also I saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab.
 24And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
 25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
 26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among the many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; but even him did foreign wives cause to sin. (Neh. 13:1‑3,23‑26)
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Psa. 106:35• 35But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works; (Psa. 106:35)
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Prov. 22:24• 24Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man; (Prov. 22:24)
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Mal. 2:11,15• 11Judah hath dealt unfaithfully, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of Jehovah which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange *god.
 15And did not one make them? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth, (Mal. 2:11,15)
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1 Cor. 5:9• 9I have written to you in the epistle not to mix with fornicators; (1 Cor. 5:9)
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1 Cor. 7:39• 39A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord. (1 Cor. 7:39)
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1 Cor. 15:33• 33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (1 Cor. 15:33)
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James 4:4• 4Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God. (James 4:4)
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1 Sam. 5:2‑3• 2And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
 3And when they of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. (1 Sam. 5:2‑3)
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1 Kings 18:21• 21Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)
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2 Chron. 19:2• 2And Jehu the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate Jehovah? Therefore is wrath upon thee from Jehovah. (2 Chron. 19:2)
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Psa. 16:3• 3To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight. (Psa. 16:3)
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Psa. 26:4‑5,9‑10• 4I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
 5I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked.
 9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
 10In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes. (Psa. 26:4‑5,9‑10)
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Psa. 44:20‑21• 20If we had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange *god,
 21Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. (Psa. 44:20‑21)
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Psa. 101:3‑5• 3I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.
 5Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. (Psa. 101:3‑5)
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Psa. 119:63• 63I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. (Psa. 119:63)
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Psa. 139:21‑22• 21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
 22I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies. (Psa. 139:21‑22)
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Prov. 29:27• 27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man. (Prov. 29:27)
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John 7:7• 7The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil. (John 7:7)
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John 15:18‑19• 18If the world hate you, know that it has hated me before you.
 19If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you. (John 15:18‑19)
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Acts 4:23• 23And having been let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. (Acts 4:23)
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1 Cor. 10:21• 21Ye cannot drink the Lord's cup, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons. (1 Cor. 10:21)
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Eph. 5:6‑11• 6Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
 7Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;
 8for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
 9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
 10proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
 11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them, (Eph. 5:6‑11)
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1 John 3:12‑14• 12not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
 13Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
 14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. (1 John 3:12‑14)
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Prov. 8:18‑19• 18Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
 19My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver. (Prov. 8:18‑19)
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Rom. 13:12‑14• 12The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
 13As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
 14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to fulfil its lusts. (Rom. 13:12‑14)
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Eph. 4:17‑20• 17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the rest of the nations walk in the vanity of their mind,
 18being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,
 19who having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greedy unsatisfied lust.
 20But *ye* have not thus learnt the Christ, (Eph. 4:17‑20)
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Eph. 5:8‑14• 8for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
 9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
 10proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
 11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,
 12for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
 13But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
 14Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:8‑14)
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Phil. 2:15• 15that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world, (Phil. 2:15)
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1 Thess. 5:4‑8• 4But *ye*, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:
 5for all *ye* are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.
 6So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
 7for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night;
 8but *we* being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet the hope of salvation; (1 Thess. 5:4‑8)
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1 Peter 2:9‑10• 9But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
 10who once were not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. (1 Peter 2:9‑10)
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1 Peter 4:2‑4• 2no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.
 3For the time past is sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, walking in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-drinking, revels, drinkings, and unhallowed idolatries.
 4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you; (1 Peter 4:2‑4)
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1 John 1:5‑7• 5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.
 7But if we walk in the light as *he* is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:5‑7)
• The Christian, whose portion is the glory of Christ—who has his world, his life, his true associations, there where Christ has entered in—should not either; nor can he, as a Christian, put himself under the same yoke with those who can have only worldly motives, to draw the chariot of life in a path common to both. (“2 Corinthians 6” by J.N. Darby)
• 1 Cor. 7 is the true and direct weapon for the question of marriage; our passage has a far larger bearing. It is the prohibition of every evil connection for a Christian. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 6:14-16” by W. Kelly)
• First the Apostle points to the radical difference of principles, low or high, righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 6:14-16” by W. Kelly)
• An unequal yoke is anything that links the believer with an unbeliever in a common purpose—whether it is social, commercial, religious, marital, or political. (“Paul's Appeal to the Corinthians: 2 Corinthians 6:11-7:5” by B. Anstey)
• If blessed with Christ for eternity, you cannot without sin have relations with the enemy in time....The figure with which the paragraph opens is obviously taken from the law which forbade yoking together heterogeneous animals, as the ox and the ass in plowing. (Deut. 22: 10.) It is not now the Jew severed from the Gentile, but the Christian separate from the world in every shape and degree. (article #680850)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be not diverselyd yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

JND Translation Notes

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"Unequally," as in A.V., is a consequence, but not stated in the text, which says "diversely," referring to the Levitical law, which forbade different animals to be yoked together, Deut. 22.10.

W. Kelly Translation

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Be not diversely yokeda with unbelievers: for what partnership [is there] for righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship [hath] light with darkness?

WK Translation Notes

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This opening phrase is very compressed, being a kind of pregnant construction. The sense is plainly a heterogeneous yoke.