2 Corinthians 6:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.””
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““Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,”
King James Version · Public Domain“Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 6:17 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
- Numbers 16:26And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
- Numbers 16:45“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
- Deuteronomy 14:6You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
- Ezra 6:21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
- John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
- Acts 2:40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
- Romans 15:7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
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