2 Corinthians 6:15

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“What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?”

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BSBPD

“What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 6:15 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
  2. 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  3. Ezra 4:3But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
  4. Mark 16:16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  5. Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  6. Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
  7. 1 Corinthians 10:20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
  8. 1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  9. 1 John 5:11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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