2 Corinthians 6:7

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Summary

2 Corinthians 6:7

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

The word

The power

The armour

Bible References

The word

But as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.

Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) -- when you believed in Christ -- you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.

Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

The power

for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God's power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God's power toward you.

They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

The armour

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.

The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!