2 Corinthians 6:17

“Therefore, “Come out from their midst and be separate, says the Lord, and do not touch what is unclean; and I will welcome you,”
2 Corinthians 6:17 · direct translation from the Greek

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Therefore,διὸ“Come outἐξέλθατεfromἐκtheir midstμέσου αὐτῶνandκαὶbe separate,ἀφορίσθητεsaysλέγειthe Lord,κύριοςandκαὶdo notμὴtouchἅπτεσθεwhat is unclean;ἀκαθάρτουand Iκἀγὼwill welcomeεἰσδέξομαιyou,ὑμᾶς

Quotation · Isaiah 52:11

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Paul quotes Isaiah 52:11, spoken to those who leave Babylon, and adds “I will welcome you.”

Formula: λέγει κύριος “says the Lord” (2 Corinthians 6:17)

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Greek of the New Testament: διὸ ἐξέλθατε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς

Hebrew (Masoretic text): סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם טָמֵא אַל תִּגָּעוּ צְאוּ מִתּוֹכָהּ הִבָּרוּ נֹשְׂאֵי כְּלֵי יְהוָה

Septuagint (Isaiah 52:11-12 in the Septuagint numbering): Ἀπόστητε ἀπόστητε, ἐξέλθατε ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε, ἐξέλ- θατε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῆς, ἀφορίσθητε, οἱ φέροντες τὸ. σκεύη Κυρίου· ὅτι οὗ μετὰ. ταραχῆς ἐξελεύσεσθε οὐδὲ πορεύσεσθε, πορεύσεται γὰρ πρότερος ὑμῶν Κύριος καὶ ὁ ἐπισυνάγων ὑμᾶς Κύριος ὅ θεὸς Ἰσραήλ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

2 Corinthians 6:17, word by word

Thereforeδιὸdio

therefore

"Therefore", "for this reason".

Where else “dio” appears

“Come outἐξέλθατεexelthate

go out

To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.

Where else “exelthate” appears

their midstμέσουmesou

middle

Middle, in the midst.

Where else “mesou” appears

be separateἀφορίσθητεaphoristhēte

set apart, separate

Separate, set apart; also mark off by boundaries.

Where else “aphoristhēte” appears

saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears

the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears

touchἅπτεσθεhaptesthe

touch

To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.

Where else “haptesthe” appears

what is uncleanἀκαθάρτουakathartou

unclean

Something the law bars from worship.

Where else “akathartou” appears

and Iκἀγὼkagō

and I, I also

And I, I too.

Where else “kagō” appears

will welcomeεἰσδέξομαιeisdexomai

welcome

Welcome, receive someone in.

Where else “eisdexomai” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Isaiah 52:11, with Ezekiel 20:34.

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Quotation · Isaiah 52:11

Paul quotes Isaiah 52:11, spoken to those who leave Babylon, and adds “I will welcome you.”

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2 Corinthians 6:17

¹⁷Therefore, “Come out from their midst and be separate, says the Lord, and do not touch what is unclean; and I will welcome you,

Isaiah 52:11

¹¹Depart, depart, go out from there, what is unclean do not touch; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of YHWH.

The context

16And what agreement has the sanctuary of God with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

17 · This verse (above)

18and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

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