2 Corinthians 6 is the sixth chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Timothy (2 Corinthians 1:1) in Macedonia in 55–56 CE.[1]
2 Corinthians 6 | |
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Book | Second Epistle to the Corinthians |
Category | Pauline epistles |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 8 |
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Paul quotes the first part of Isaiah 49:8 using the Septuagint version.[2] The full text of this verse reads:
The promised hearing and salvation are offered first to the "suffering servant" in the time of the prophet Isaiah, then to Christ according to Christian interpretation of the servant songs, and finally, here, to the Christian people.[2] Paul adds that the day concerned is "now".
These verses have been understood in traditional forms of Christianity as prohibiting a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian.[6]
Furthermore, from the judges' understanding of Christian teaching, interfaith marriage is similarly disallowed in the New Testament (2 Corinthians 6:14).