Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
King James Version
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Holman Bible
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.
International Standard Version
Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.
A Conservative Version
Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you
American Standard Version
Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
Amplified
“So come out from among unbelievers and be separate,” says the Lord,
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],
An Understandable Version
Therefore, the Lord says [Isa. 52:11], "You people should leave their company [i.e., unbelievers, verse 14] and separate yourselves from them, and do not touch anything unclean [i.e., their evil practices], and I will welcome you."
Anderson New Testament
For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you;
Bible in Basic English
For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,
Common New Testament
Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Darby Translation
Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and I will receive you;
Godbey New Testament
Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be ye separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Goodspeed New Testament
Therefore, "Come out from them, And separate from them, says the Lord, And touch nothing that is unclean. Then I will welcome you,
John Wesley New Testament
Therefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean person, saith the Lord, and I will receive you,
Julia Smith Translation
Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you.
King James 2000
Therefore come out from among them, and be you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you,
Moffatt New Testament
Therefore come away from them, separate, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean; then I will receive you,
Montgomery New Testament
Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean;
NET Bible
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
New Heart English Bible
Therefore, "'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
Noyes New Testament
"Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not anything unclean;" "and I will receive you,
Sawyer New Testament
Go out therefore from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and touch not the impure; and I will receive you,
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore come ye forth out of their midst, and be separated, - saith the Lord, - and, one impure, do not touch; and, I, will give you welcome,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
"Wherefore go forth from the midst of them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Therefore "Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them," says the Lord, "and touch nothing impure; And I will welcome you;
Webster
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you;
Weymouth New Testament
Therefore, "'Come out from among them and separate yourselves,' says the Lord, 'and touch nothing impure; and I will receive you, and will be a Father to you,
Williams New Testament
Therefore: "'Come out of company with them, and separate from them,' the Lord has said, 'And stop touching what is unclean; then I will welcome you,
World English Bible
Therefore, "'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
Worrell New Testament
Wherefore, "Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate," saith the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you;
Worsley New Testament
Wherefore, "come out from the midst of them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch no unclean thing," and I will receive you:
Youngs Literal Translation
wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,
Themes
Adoption » Should lead to holiness
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » A call to come out from
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Forbidden
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Blessedness of forsaking
Children » Who are the children of God
Communion of saints » Opposed to communion with the wicked
Contact » With impurity » Forbidden
Evil » Results of » Separation from evil associations, the duty of
Family » Who are members of the lord’s family
Holiness » Should lead to separation from the wicked
Nazarites » Illustrative of » Saints
Sanctification » Is separation to the service of God
Separation » From evil associations » The duty of (select reading, nu 33 51-56)
Separation » Separating yourself from unclean things
Topics
Interlinear
Exerchomai
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
me
References
Fausets
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 6:17
Images 2 Corinthians 6:17
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 6:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Become Unevenly Yoked With Unbelievers
16
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17
“And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 52:11
Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from there, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.
Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from the heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye not be partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment.
Numbers 16:26
And he spoke unto the congregation, saying, Depart from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs lest peradventure ye be consumed in all their sins.
Numbers 16:45
Depart from among this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Ezra 6:21
And the sons of Israel who had returned out of captivity and all those who had separated themselves unto them from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate
Ezra 10:11
Now, therefore, make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers and do his will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the lands and from the strange women.
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man that does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.
Jeremiah 51:6
Flee out of the midst of Babylon and deliver each one his soul that ye not perish because of her iniquity, for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense.
John 6:37-38
All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and he that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.
Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
Romans 15:7
Therefore bear one another, as the Christ also bore us, to the glory of God.