1 WYC But we helpynge monesten, that ye resseyuen not the grace of God in veyn. BSB BSB: As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
2 WYC For he seith, In tyme wel plesinge Y haue herd thee, and in the dai of heelthe Y haue helpid thee. Lo! now a tyme acceptable, lo! now a dai of heelthe. BSB BSB: For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
3 WYC Yyue we to no man ony offencioun, that oure seruyce be not repreued; BSB BSB: We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
4 WYC but in alle thingis yyue we vs silf as the mynystris of God, in myche pacience, in tribulaciouns, BSB BSB: Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
5 WYC in nedis, in angwischis, in betyngis, in prisouns, in dissensiouns with ynne, in trauels, in wakyngis, in fastyngis, BSB BSB: in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
6 WYC in chastite, in kunnyng, in long abiding, in swetnesse, in the Hooli Goost, BSB BSB: in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
7 WYC in charite not feined, in the word of treuthe, in the vertu of God; bi armeris of riytwisnesse on the riythalf and on the lefthalf; BSB BSB: in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8 WYC bi glorie and vnnoblei; bi yuel fame and good fame; as disseyueris, and trewe men; as thei that ben vnknowun, and knowun; BSB BSB: through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
9 WYC as men diynge, and lo! we lyuen; as chastisid, and not maad deed; BSB BSB: unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
10 WYC as sorewful, euere more ioiynge; as hauynge nede, but makynge many men riche; as no thing hauynge, and weldynge alle thingis. BSB BSB: sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11 WYC A! ye Corynthies, oure mouth is open to you, oure herte is alargid; BSB BSB: We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
12 WYC ye ben not angwischid in vs, but ye ben anguischid in youre inwardnessis. BSB BSB: It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
13 WYC And Y seie as to sones, ye that han the same reward, be ye alargid. BSB BSB: As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
14 WYC Nyle ye bere the yok with vnfeithful men. For what parting of riytwisnes with wickidnesse? or what felouschipe of liyt to derknessis? BSB BSB: Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
15 WYC and what acording of Crist to Belial? or what part of a feithful with the vnfeithful? BSB BSB: What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16 WYC and what consent to the temple of God with mawmetis? And ye ben the temple of the lyuynge God, as the Lord seith, For Y schal dwelle in hem, and Y schal walke among hem; and Y schal be God of hem, and thei schulen be a puple to me. BSB BSB: What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
17 WYC For which thing go ye out of the myddil of hem, and be ye departid, seith the Lord, and touche ye not vnclene thing; BSB BSB: “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
18 WYC and Y schal resseyue you, and schal be to you in to a fadir, and ye schulen be to me in to sones and douytris, seith the Lord almyyti. BSB BSB: And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
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