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For he says, 4"In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you."Behold, 5now is the 6favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
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We 7put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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but 8as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: 9by great endurance, 10in afflictions, 11hardships, calamities,
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by 18truthful speech, and 19the power of God; with 20the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
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through honor and dishonor, 21through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;
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as unknown, and 22yet well known; 23as dying, and behold, we live; 24as punished, and yet not killed;
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25as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; 26as poor, yet making many rich; 27as having nothing, 28yet possessing everything.
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You are not restricted by us, but 30you are restricted in your own affections.
The Temple of the Living God
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33Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For 34what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or 35what fellowship has light with darkness?
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What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For 37we are the temple of the living God; as God said, 38"I will make my dwelling among them and 39walk among them, and 40I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Therefore 41go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
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42and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)