11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
2 Corinthians 6:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
- 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,
- 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.”
- 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,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for this reason, come forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, says the LORD, and do not touch an unclean thing, and I will receive you,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “So leave them, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch anything that is unclean, and I will accept 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch not [what is] unclean, and I will receive you;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Wherefore, Go out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Διὸ | Dio | Therefore | G1352 διό therefore |
| ἐξέλθατε | exelthate | come out | G1831 ἐξέρχομαι to go out |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| μέσου | mesou | — | G3319 μέσος midst |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | among them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀφορίσθητε | aphoristhēte | be separate | G873 ἀφορίζω to separate |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἀκαθάρτου | akathartou | unclean {thing} | G169 ἀκάθαρτος unclean |
| μὴ | mē | no | G3361 μή not |
| ἅπτεσθε | haptesthe | Touch | G680 ἅπτω to touch |
| κἀγὼ | kagō | and I | G2504 κἀγώ and I |
| εἰσδέξομαι | eisdexomai | will receive | G1523 εἰσδέχομαι to receive |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.
- Revelation 18:4
I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Psalm 1:1–3
Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- Numbers 16:26
He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”
- Ezra 10:11
Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”
- Proverbs 9:6
Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
- Acts 2:40
With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
- Jeremiah 51:6
“Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity; for it is the time of Yahweh’s vengeance. He will render to her a recompense.
- John 6:37–38
All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?
16 What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
17 Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
18 I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
Read all of 2 Corinthians 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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