2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:17–18
17“Therefore come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you.”e
18And:
“I will be a Father to you,
and you will be My sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”f
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Corinthians 6:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Διὸ | Dio | Conjunction | G1352 wherefore |
| come out | ἐξέλθατε | exelthate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| among them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| be separate | ἀφορίσθητε | aphoristhēte | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G873 I rail off, separate, place apart |
| says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Touch | ἅπτεσθε | haptesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G680 I touch or handle |
| no | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| unclean | ἀκαθάρτου | akathartou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
| and I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| will receive | εἰσδέξομαι | eisdexomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1523 I welcome in |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
2 Corinthians 6:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I will be | Ἔσομαι | Esomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a Father | Πατέρα | Patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| will be | ἔσεσθέ | esesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| My | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| sons | υἱοὺς | huious | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| daughters | θυγατέρας | thygateras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2364 a daughter |
| says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Almighty | Παντοκράτωρ | Pantokratōr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3841 ruler of the universe |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11 · Revelation 18:4 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Psalm 1:1–3 · Numbers 16:26 · Ezra 10:11 · Proverbs 9:6 · Acts 2:40 · Jeremiah 51:6 · John 6:37–38 · Numbers 16:21 · Ezra 6:21
2 Corinthians 6:18 Revelation 21:7 · John 1:12 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Romans 8:14–17 · Galatians 4:5–7 · Romans 8:29 · Galatians 3:26 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Genesis 17:1 · Revelation 1:8 · 1 John 3:1–2 · Ephesians 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.