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James Bible</a> We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a> We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And working together with Him, we also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain— <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Working together with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness]. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Working together with him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive the grace of God in vain.” <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Working together with Him, we also appeal to you, &#8220Don&#8217t receive God&#8217s grace in vain.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We work together with God, and we beg you to make good use of God's gift of undeserved grace. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Since we are God's coworkers, we urge you not to let God's kindness be wasted on you. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> In our work together with God, then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As God?s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God?s grace in vain. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain, <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> We then, as co-workers with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And also working together we call on [you] that you do not receive the grace of God in vain— <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And working together, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And working together also we call upon you that ye receive not in vain the grace of God -- <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And working together, we also beseech, lest also ye receive the grace of God in vain.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And we helping do exhort you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> SO we beseech you, as helpers, that the grace of God which you have received may not be in vain among you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And as helpers we beg of you that the grace of God that you received would not be wasted on you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> As co-workers with him, we beseech you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain: <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But working together we indeed intreat you not to have received the grace of God in vain: <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> WE then as labourers with him, exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Invested then with such a commission, I beseech you let not the offers of divine favour be made to you in vain. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, working together with Him, we also entreat you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And we co-operating with Him do also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=957" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Paul's Hardships and God's Grace</a> 1<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">As</a> <a href="/greek/4903.htm" title="4903: Synergountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To cooperate with, work together. From sunergos; to be a fellow-worker, i.e. Co-operate.">God’s fellow workers,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">then,</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parakaloumen (V-PIA-1P) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">we urge</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: dexasthai (V-ANM) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">to receive</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5485.htm" title="5485: charin (N-AFS) -- From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.">grace</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/2756.htm" title="2756: kenon (Adj-ANS) -- Apparently a primary word; empty.">vain.</a> 2For 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!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a> This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances, <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a> Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a> For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. <a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12-13</a> Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. / For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. <a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Hebrews 12:15</a> See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many. <a href="/galatians/2-21.htm">Galatians 2:21</a> I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain. <a href="/romans/6-1.htm">Romans 6:1-2</a> What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? / Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? <a href="/ephesians/4-1.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a> As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: <a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. <a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-14</a> See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a> For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. / To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. / The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. ... <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">1 Peter 4:10</a> As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another. <a href="/colossians/1-28.htm">Colossians 1:28-29</a> We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. / To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that you receive not the grace of God in vain.workers.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-20</a> And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; … <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a> For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.beseech.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a> Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.<a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">2 Corinthians 10:1</a> Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!ye.<a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Jeremiah 8:8</a> How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.<a href="/galatians/3-4.htm">Galatians 3:4</a> Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.<a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Hebrews 12:15,25</a> Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; … the.<a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1,2</a> Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; … <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a> Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.<a href="/galatians/2-21.htm">Galatians 2:21</a> I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/16-11.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Entreat</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">Fellow-Workmen</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">God's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-15.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-9.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Request</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-8.htm">Urge</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-12.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-5.htm">Entreat</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-23.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/philemon/1-24.htm">Fellow-Workmen</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">God's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-15.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-6.htm">Request</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-6.htm">Urge</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-3.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">Workers</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-23.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 6</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">That he has approved himself a faithful minister of Christ by his exhortations,</a> 3. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">and by integrity of life,</a> 4. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">and by patiently enduring all kinds of affliction and disgrace for the gospel.</a> 10. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">Of which he speaks the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them,</a> 13. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">and he expects the like affection from them again;</a> 14. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">exhorting them to flee the society and pollutions of idolaters, </a> 17. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">as being themselves temples of the living God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As God’s fellow workers This phrase highlights the collaborative nature of Paul's ministry. Paul sees himself and his companions as co-laborers with God, emphasizing the divine partnership in the work of spreading the Gospel. This concept is rooted in the idea that believers are called to participate in God's mission on earth. The term "fellow workers" suggests a shared responsibility and privilege in the ministry, echoing <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a>, where Paul refers to believers as "God's fellow workers." This partnership underscores the importance of unity and cooperation in the Christian community.then, we urge you Paul's use of "urge" indicates a strong appeal or exhortation. This reflects the pastoral concern he has for the Corinthian church. The urgency in his tone suggests that the matter at hand is of significant importance. The apostle often uses such language to encourage believers to live in a manner worthy of their calling, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a>. The context of this letter, written during a time of tension and misunderstanding between Paul and the Corinthians, adds weight to his plea for them to heed his message.not to receive God’s grace in vain Receiving God's grace in vain implies failing to live out the implications of the grace received. This warning is a call to action, urging believers to respond appropriately to the grace of God. The grace referred to here is the unmerited favor and salvation offered through Jesus Christ. Paul is concerned that the Corinthians might not fully appreciate or act upon this grace, which could lead to a life that does not reflect the transformative power of the Gospel. This echoes the warning in <a href="/galatians/2-21.htm">Galatians 2:21</a>, where Paul speaks against nullifying the grace of God. The concept of grace is central to Christian theology, and its proper reception is crucial for spiritual growth and maturity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> - The apostle who authored the letter to the Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with pastoral concern and apostolic authority. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> - A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and moral challenges, where Paul established a church during his missionary journeys. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_fellow_workers.htm">God’s Fellow Workers</a> - Refers to Paul and his companions in ministry, emphasizing their role in spreading the Gospel and working alongside God in His mission. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> - The recipients of the letter, a diverse group of believers facing internal and external challenges in living out their faith. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_grace.htm">God’s Grace</a> - The unmerited favor and love of God, offered through Jesus Christ, which believers are called to receive and live out in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_grace.htm">Understanding Grace</a> Recognize that grace is a gift from God, not earned by works, but it should lead to a transformed life that reflects God’s character. <a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_god's_work.htm">Active Participation in God’s Work</a> As God’s fellow workers, believers are called to actively participate in His mission, using their gifts and talents to further the Gospel. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_complacency.htm">Avoiding Complacency</a> Receiving God’s grace in vain means failing to let it impact our lives. We must guard against complacency and strive to live out our faith daily. <a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_grace.htm">The Responsibility of Grace</a> With the gift of grace comes the responsibility to live in a way that honors God, demonstrating His love and truth to the world. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community.htm">Encouragement in Community</a> The church community plays a vital role in encouraging one another to not receive God’s grace in vain, fostering accountability and growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'faith_is_hope's_substance'_mean.htm">Who builds the house if not the Lord?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_clairsentience.htm">Should Christians become members of labor unions?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_to_parents_of_gay_kids.htm">What does the Bible say to Christian parents of gay children?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_exceeding_scribes'_righteousness.htm">How can we judge angels if they judge us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VI.(1) We then, as workers together with him, beseech you . . .--The thought of the marvel of the atoning love fills the heart of St. Paul with an almost passionate desire to see its purpose realised in those whom he has taught; and so, "as a fellow-worker with Him"--the pronoun may be referred grammatically either to God or Christ, but the general tone of the context, and St. Paul's language elsewhere (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-6.htm" title="And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which works all in all.">1Corinthians 12:6</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm" title="In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:">Ephesians 1:11</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm" title="Which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,">Ephesians 1:20</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-13.htm" title="For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.">Philippians 2:13</a>), are decisive in favour of the former--he renews his entreaty. The language in which he does so is every way significant. Those to whom he wrote had believed and been baptised, and so they had "received the grace;" but the freedom of the will to choose good or evil remained, and if they chose evil they would frustrate the end which the grace was intended to work out. (Comp. the language of <a href="/1_corinthians/9-27.htm" title="But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.">1Corinthians 9:27</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm" title="But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed on me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.">1Corinthians 15:10</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - We then, as fellow workers. Continuing the entreaty of <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a>, he adds, "But as [his] fellow workers we also exhort you." The "also" shows that he does not rest content with merely entreating them (δεόμεθα), but adds to the entreaty an exhortation emphasized by a self-sacrificing ministry. "Fellow workers with God" (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a>). Beseech. The word is the same as that rendered "beseech" by the Authorized Version in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a>, and it should be rendered "exhort:" "God exhorts you by our means; we therefore entreat you to be reconciled to God; yes, and as Christ's fellow workers we exhort you." That ye receive not. The word means both passively to receive and actively to accept as a personal boon. The grace of God. To announce this is the chief aim of the gospel (<a href="/acts/13-43.htm">Acts 13:43</a>; <a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a>). In vain; that is, "without effect." You must not only accept the teaching of God's Word, but must see that it produces adequate moral results. It must not, so to speak, fall "into a vacuum (εἰς κενόν)." "He," says Pelagius, "receives the grace of God in vain who, in the new covenant, is not himself new." If you really are in Christ you must show that you have thereby become "a new creation" (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>). The branches of the true Vine must bear fruit. (For the phrase, "in vain," see <a href="/galatians/2-2.htm">Galatians 2:2</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Philippians 2:16</a>.) What the grace of God is meant to effect is sketched in <a href="/titus/2-11.htm">Titus 2:11, 12</a>. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[As] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [God’s] fellow workers, Συνεργοῦντες (Synergountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4903.htm">Strong's 4903: </a> To cooperate with, work together. From sunergos; to be a fellow-worker, i.e. Co-operate. we urge παρακαλοῦμεν (parakaloumen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. to receive δέξασθαι (dexasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle <a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive. God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. grace χάριν (charin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5485.htm">Strong's 5485: </a> From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. vain. κενὸν (kenon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2756.htm">Strong's 2756: </a> Apparently a primary word; empty. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">2 Corinthians 6:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 6:1 Working together we entreat also that you (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 5:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 5:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>