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2 Corinthians 6:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

2 For he says:

“In an acceptable time[a] I heard you,
    and on the day of salvation I helped you.”(A)

Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 (B)We cause no one to stumble[b] in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry; 4 [c]on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance,[d] in afflictions, hardships, constraints,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:2 In an acceptable time: Paul cites the Septuagint text of Is 49:8; the Hebrew reads “in a time of favor”; it is parallel to “on the day of salvation.” Now: God is bestowing favor and salvation at this very moment, as Paul is addressing his letter to them.
  2. 6:3 Cause no one to stumble: the language echoes that of 1 Cor 8–10 as does the expression “no longer live for themselves” in 2 Cor 5:15. That no fault may be found: i.e., at the eschatological judgment (cf. 1 Cor 4:2–5).
  3. 6:4a This is the central assertion, the topic statement for the catalogue that follows. We commend ourselves: Paul’s self-commendation is ironical (with an eye on the charges mentioned in 2 Cor 3:1–3) and paradoxical (pointing mostly to experiences that would not normally be considered points of pride but are perceived as such by faith). Cf. also the self-commendation in 2 Cor 11:23–29. As ministers of God: the same Greek word, diakonos, means “minister” and “servant”; cf. 2 Cor 11:23, the central assertion in a similar context, and 1 Cor 3:5.
  4. 6:4b–5 Through much endurance: this phrase functions as a subtitle; it is followed by an enumeration of nine specific types of trials endured.
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