2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:14
14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be | γίνεσθε | ginesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| unequally yoked | ἑτεροζυγοῦντες | heterozygountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2086 I am yoked with one different from myself |
| with unbelievers | ἀπίστοις | apistois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| what | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| partnership | μετοχὴ | metochē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3352 sharing, partnership, fellowship |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνῃ | dikaiosynē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| wickedness | ἀνομίᾳ | anomia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G458 lawlessness, iniquity |
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| what | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| fellowship | κοινωνία | koinōnia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2842 participation, communion, fellowship |
| light | φωτὶ | phōti | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| with | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| darkness | σκότος | skotos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 15:33 · 1 Corinthians 10:21 · James 4:4 · Ephesians 5:6–14 · Leviticus 19:19 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Psalm 26:4–5 · Deuteronomy 22:9–11 · Psalm 139:21–22 · Ephesians 4:17–20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8 · 1 Corinthians 5:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.