2 Corinthians 6:2
For he saith—In an approved season, have I hearkened unto thee, and, in a day of salvation, have succoured thee;—Lo! now, a well-approved season, Lo! now, a day of salvation:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1As co-workers, however, we also beseech, that, not in vain, the favour of God, ye welcome;
3Giving, no single, occasion of stumbling, in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;
Cross References
Isaiah 49:8Thus, saith Yahweh—In a time of acceptance, have I answered thee, In a day of salvation, have I helped thee,—That I may preserve thee And give thee as the covenant of a people, To establish the land, To bring into possession the desolate heritages;
Ezekiel 16:8And I passed by thee and looked upon thee and lo! thy time was the time for endearments, So I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy shame, And took an oath to thee And entered into covenant with thee. Declareth My Lord. Yahweh. And thou didst become mine.
Luke 18:37And they told him—Jesus of Nazareth, is passing by!
Hebrews 3:7Wherefore,—according as saith the Holy Spirit—To-day, if, unto his voice ye would hearken, do not
Hebrews 4:7Again, he marketh out a certain day, To-day, in David, saying—after so long a time as this,—according as it hath been said before:—To-day, if, unto his voice, ye would hearken, do not harden your hearts.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 6:2-11
Ministry of the Apostles. ( a. d. 57.) 1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5… Read the whole commentary →