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Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And what harmony has Christ with Belial? Or what part to a believer is with an unbeliever? <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Or what harmony does Christ have with Belial, or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial (Satan)? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Is Christ a friend of Satan? Can people who follow the Lord have anything in common with those who don't? <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Can Christ agree with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever? <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> What harmony exists between the Messiah and Beliar, or what do a believer and an unbeliever have in common? <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/net/2_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a> And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Where can harmony between Christ and Belial be found? Or what participation has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/web/2_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a> What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And what fellowship to light with darkness? And what concord to Christ with Belial? Or what part to a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And what harmony has Christ with Belial? Or what part to a believer is with an unbeliever? <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And what conformity to Christ with Belial? and what part to the believing with the unbelieving?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath the faithful with the unbeliever? <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful? <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a> What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Or what accord has Christ with Satan? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> What harmony has The Messiah with Satan? What lot has a believer with an unbeliever?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> What agreement has Christ with Belial? What connection has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> What concord of Christ unto Belial? or what part has a faithful man with an infidel? <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and what concord of Christ with Belial? or what share hath he that believeth with an infidel? <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> what concord can Christ maintain with Belial? what concern has a believer with an infidel? <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Where can harmony between Christ and Belial be found? Or what participation has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And what concord of Christ is there with Belial? or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever? <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath a believer with an infidel? <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/6-15.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=1072" 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">Do Not Be Unequally Yoked</a> 14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NFS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">What</a> <a href="/greek/4857.htm" title="4857: symphōnēsis (N-NFS) -- Harmony, agreement, concord. From sumphoneo; accordance.">harmony</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">is there between Christ</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">and</a> <a href="/greek/955.htm" title="955: Beliar (N-AMS) -- Belial, a demon, and in fact a name for Satan. Of Hebrew origin; worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan.">Belial?</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">Or</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NFS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103: pistō (Adj-DMS) -- Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.">does a believer</a> <a href="/greek/3310.htm" title="3310: meris (N-NFS) -- Feminine of meros; a portion, i.e. Province, share or participation.">have in common</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/571.htm" title="571: apistou (Adj-GMS) -- (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing).">an unbeliever?</a> 16What 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.”…<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="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a> You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a> The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. <a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a> We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. <a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6-8</a> Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / Therefore do not be partakers with them. / For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12-14</a> The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-10</a> Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ... <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2-6</a> and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?what concord.<a href="/1_samuel/5-2.htm">1 Samuel 5:2-4</a> When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon… <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a> And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.<a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20,21</a> But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils… or.<a href="/ezra/4-3.htm">Ezra 4:3</a> But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.<a href="/mark/16-16.htm">Mark 16:16</a> He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.<a href="/acts/8-20.htm">Acts 8:20</a> But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.an.<a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a> But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/15-6.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">Believer</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">Common</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-10.htm">Harmony</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">Infidel</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">Participation</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Unbeliever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/8-3.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/galatians/3-9.htm">Believer</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-16.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/galatians/4-23.htm">Common</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-3.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-7.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-14.htm">Harmony</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">Infidel</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">Participation</a> <a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">Unbeliever</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'; 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This phrase contrasts the absolute purity and righteousness of Christ with the utter wickedness represented by Belial. In biblical literature, Belial is often used as a personification of evil or worthlessness, sometimes equated with Satan. The rhetorical question emphasizes the incompatibility between the holy nature of Christ and the corrupt nature of evil. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation between light and darkness, as seen in passages like 1 <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5-7</a>, which speaks of God as light and in Him there is no darkness. The use of "harmony" suggests a musical metaphor, implying that just as discordant notes cannot produce a harmonious melody, so too can Christ and Belial not coexist in agreement.Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? This phrase underscores the fundamental differences in values, beliefs, and purposes between those who follow Christ and those who do not. The term "believer" refers to someone who has faith in Jesus Christ and lives according to His teachings, while "unbeliever" denotes someone who rejects or is indifferent to the Christian faith. This distinction is rooted in the biblical call for believers to live a life set apart, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>, which describes Christians as a chosen people and a royal priesthood. The question challenges believers to consider the implications of forming close partnerships or alliances with those who do not share their faith, echoing the Old Testament warnings against intermarriage with pagan nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>) and the New Testament exhortation to not be unequally yoked with unbelievers (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>). This separation is not about isolation but about maintaining spiritual integrity and witness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance and correction. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, representing righteousness and divine truth. 3. <a href="/topical/b/belial.htm">Belial</a> A term used to personify wickedness or worthlessness, often associated with Satan or evil forces. 4. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> Followers of Jesus Christ who have accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. 5. <a href="/topical/u/unbelievers.htm">Unbelievers</a> Those who have not accepted Jesus Christ and live outside the Christian faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/incompatibility_of_righteousness_and_wickedness.htm">Incompatibility of Righteousness and Wickedness</a> Just as Christ and Belial are fundamentally opposed, so too are the lives and values of believers and unbelievers. This calls for discernment in relationships and partnerships. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_holiness.htm">Call to Holiness</a> Believers are called to live lives set apart for God, avoiding alliances that compromise their faith and witness. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a> Christians must exercise wisdom in their interactions, ensuring that their associations do not lead them away from their commitment to Christ. <a href="/topical/w/witness_through_distinction.htm">Witness through Distinction</a> By living distinctively from the world, believers can effectively witness to the transformative power of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a> Protecting one's heart from influences that contradict Christian values is crucial for spiritual growth and integrity.<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_defines_an_infidel_in_religion.htm">What defines an infidel in religious contexts?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'unequally_yoked'_mean.htm">What does "unequally yoked" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_identity_of_belial.htm">What is the identity of Belial?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_easter_celebrate.htm">What does Easter celebrate?</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>(15) What concord hath Christ with Belial?--The passage is remarkable as being the only occurrence of the name in the New Testament, all the more so because it does not appear in the Greek version of the Old. The Hebrew word signifies "vileness, worthlessness;" and the "sons of Belial" (as in <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm" title="Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;">Deuteronomy 13:13</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm" title="Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.">1Samuel 2:12</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/25-17.htm" title="Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.">1Samuel 25:17</a>) were therefore the worthless and the vile. The English version, following the Vulgate, translates the phrase as though Belial were a proper name, and this has led to the current belief, as shown in Milton's poems, that it was the name of a demon or fallen angel, the representative of impurity--"Belial came last, than whom a spirit more lewd,Fell not from heaven, or more gross to loveVice for itself."--Paradise Lost, i. 490."Belial, the dissolutest spirit that fell,The sensualest, and, after Asmodai, . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Concord; literally, harmony or accord. The word does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament or in the LXX. The adjective sumphonos occurs in <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a>. Christ with Belial (see <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a>), Belial. Here used in the form Beliar, as a proper name, because no Greek word ends in the letter τ. In the Old Testament it does not stand for a person, but means "wickedness" or "worthlessness." Thus in <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12</a> "a naughty person" is adam belial. "A son of Belial" means "a child of wickedness" by a common Hebraism (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:13</a>; <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a>). And hence, since Belial only became a proper name in later days - "To him no temples rose, No altars smoked." Perhaps, as has been conjectured, this clause, which contains two such unusual words, may be a quotation. It is, however, no ground of objection that Belial does not occur elsewhere in St. Paul, for until the pastoral Epistles he only uses diabolos twice (<a href="/ephesians/4-27.htm">Ephesians 4:27</a>; <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>). What part, etc.? This is not, like the other clauses, an illustration, but the statement of the fact itself which "has come in amidst the lively, sweeping flow of the discourse." With an infidel; i.e. with an unconverted Gentile. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>What τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. harmony συμφώνησις (symphōnēsis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4857.htm">Strong's 4857: </a> Harmony, agreement, concord. From sumphoneo; accordance. [is there between] Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. and πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Belial? Βελιάρ (Beliar) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_955.htm">Strong's 955: </a> Belial, a demon, and in fact a name for Satan. Of Hebrew origin; worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. what τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. {does} a believer πιστῷ (pistō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4103.htm">Strong's 4103: </a> Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. have in common μερὶς (meris) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3310.htm">Strong's 3310: </a> Feminine of meros; a portion, i.e. Province, share or participation. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. an unbeliever? ἀπίστου (apistou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing). <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 6:15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? 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