Paul's Sufferings; Do Not be Unequally Yoked
2 Corinthians
1 That he has approved himself a faithful minister of Christ by his exhortations, 3 and by integrity of life, 4 and by patiently enduring all kinds of affliction and disgrace for the gospel, 10 Of which he speaks the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them, 13 and he expects the like affection from them again, 14 exhorting them to flee the society and pollutions of idolaters, , 17 as being themselves temples of the living God
1 Cor 3:9;2 Cor 5:20;Heb 12:15 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
Isa 49:82 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
1 Cor 9:123 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
1 Cor 4:14 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
2 Tim 4:7;Heb 2:4;Eph 1:19-20 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
Ecc 3:2;Psa 118:18;1 Cor 4:9 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
Ecc 3:6;Ecc 3:4 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11 ¶ O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
2 Cor 12:1512 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Deu 7:2-3;Exo 34:16;1 Sam 5:2 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
1 Pet 2:5;Eze 37:26;Zec 8:8 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.