2 Corinthians 6:3

Giving, no single, occasion of stumbling, in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

In Context

2For 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:

4But, in everything, commending ourselves as God’s ministers,—in much endurance, in tribulations, in necessities, in straits,

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Cross References

Matthew 18:6And, whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones who believe in me, it profiteth him, that there be hung a large mill-stone about his neck, and he be sunk in the wide main of the sea.

1 Corinthians 8:9But be taking heed, lest, by any means, your right, itself, become, an occasion of stumbling, unto the weak;

1 Corinthians 9:22I became, unto the weak, weak,—that, the weak, I might win;—to all men, have I become all things, that, by all means, some, I might save.

1 Corinthians 10:32Give no occasion of stumbling—whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

2 Corinthians 8:20Arranging this—lest anyone, upon us, should cast blame, in this munificence which is being ministered by us;

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 →

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