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Do notΜὴbecomeγίνεσθεunequally yokedἑτεροζυγοῦντεςwith unbelievers;ἀπίστοιςforγὰρwhatτίςpartnershipμετοχὴis there betweenrighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃandκαὶlawlessness?ἀνομίᾳOrἢwhatτίςfellowshipκοινωνίαhaslightφωτὶwithπρὸςdarkness?σκότος
2 Corinthians 6:14
Study it in the app“Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
Paul urges believers not to be yoked unequally with unbelieversDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 6:14, word by word
- becomeγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- unequally yokedἑτεροζυγοῦντεςheterozygountes
be unequally yoked
Be unequally yoked: be bound to someone very different, like two different animals under one yoke.
Where else “heterozygountes” appears- with unbelieversἀπίστοιςapistois
unbelieving
Someone who does not believe.
Where else “apistois” appears- partnershipμετοχὴmetochē
partnership
Partnership: having a share in something together with another.
Where else “metochē” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynēi
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appears- lawlessnessἀνομίᾳanomiai
lawlessness
Lawlessness: living without law, disregarding what God commands.
Where else “anomiai” appears- fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia
fellowship
Having something in common, a life joined together.
Where else “koinōnia” appears- lightφωτὶphōti
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōti” appears- darknessσκότοςskotos
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotos” appears
Translation note
The image of two different animals under one yoke; it recalls Deuteronomy 22:10.
The context
13And in the same exchange— I speak as to children— be opened wide, you too.
14 · This verse (above)
15And what harmony has the Messiah with Beliar? Or what share has a believer with an unbeliever?