2 Corinthians 6:17 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

6:14-7:16 CONCERNING PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCEThe Christian in ungodly society (6:14-7:1)Apparently the Corinthians still misunderstood what Paul was trying to teach them about relationships with unbelievers (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11). Previously they thought it meant cutting themselves off from unbelievers completely. Now they go to the other extreme and think their relationships can be as close as they like, even to marriage. Not so, says Paul. There must be no permanent and binding relations... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Corinthians 6:17

from among = out of (Greek. ek. App-104 .) the midst of. Lord . App-98 . a. Quoted from Isaiah 52:11 . the = an, i.e. any. receive . Greek. eisdeclomai. Only here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 6:17

Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you. And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Almighty.Many have spoken of the fact that Paul here combined the thought of several Old Testament passages, even adding some words of his own (i.e. daughters); but it seems best to view this passage not as a blundering effort of the apostle to quote the Old Testament, but as his own inspired words,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Corinthians 6:17-18

2 Corinthians 6:17-18. And be ye separate, saith the Lord,— As God's promises of dwelling in a peculiar manner among the Jews obliged them to separate themselves from the converse of their heathen neighbours, that they might not be ensnared with their superstitions; much more are Christians obliged, by that peculiar gracious presence of God which they enjoy, to separate themselves from all impure and idolatrous worship. It has been questioned whence this quotation is taken. Some say from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 6:17

17. Quoted from :-, with the freedom of one inspired, who gives variations sanctioned by the Holy Spirit. be ye separate—"be separated" (Hosea 4:17). touch not the unclean thing—rather, "anything unclean" (2 Corinthians 7:1; Micah 2:10). Touching is more polluting, as implying participation, than seeing. receive you—The Greek implies, "to myself"; as persons heretofore out of doors, but now admitted within (Micah 2:10- :). With this accords the clause, "Come out from among them," namely, so as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Corinthians 6:17

Third, Paul quoted from Isaiah 52:11 where God called His people to separate (depart) from Babylon and its idolatry. He applied this to the Corinthian situation in which unbelievers practiced idolatry. The contexts both in Isaiah and here have nothing to do with separation because of doctrinal differences between Christians. Both passages are speaking about pagan idolatry. The promise of fellowship with Himself for separation (Ezekiel 20:34; Ezekiel 20:41) should motivate us to be... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 Lord, (g-14) 'Lord' is a proper name, answering to Jehovah. God, who in the Old Testament took the name of Jehovah with Israel, and of Shaddai (Almighty) with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, takes the name of Father with us. unclean, (h-20) See Isaiah 52:11 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 6:1-18

I, 2. Paraphrase. ’Now it is as coöperators with God in this work that we exhort you not to make the grace of God fruitless in your life by continuing in sin. (2) For God has told us in Scripture of a time of grace and of a day of salvation; and this is that blessed time of grace and that day of salvation.’1. Workers together with him] For the idea cp. 1 Corinthians 3:9. In vain] i.e. by an unholy life.2. He (i.e. God) saith] The v. is a parenthesis. The reference is to Isaiah 49:8, God’s words... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Corinthians 6:17

(17) Wherefore come out from among them.—Another composite quotation follows, beginning with Isaiah 52:11. In their primary historical sense, the words were addressed as to the priests and Levites who were to return from Babylon. They were not to bring back with them any symbol of that “unclean” ritual which they had witnessed there. The local and historical meaning has for the Apostle passed away, and the “unclean thing” is identified with the whole system of heathenism. The close connection... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Corinthians 6:1-18

Unreality 2 Corinthians 6:1 The Apostle is here warning us against what we fear is a very common fault in the present day. So many people seem to receive the grace of God, but it has no influence upon their lives, they receive that grace in vain. I want to say a word or two about the importance of sincerity and reality in religion. If we profess to have any religion at all, let us take great care that it is real. By 'real' I mean that which is not base, hollow, formal, counterfeit, sham,... read more