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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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THE MESSAGE
2 Corinthians 6:11
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Legacy Standard Bible
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Won't all you cowboys in Corinth listen? I have spoken plainly with an open heart.
Won't all you cowboys in Corinth listen? I have spoken plainly with an open heart.
Bible in Basic English
Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.
Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.
Darby Translation
Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded.
Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart is expanded.
Christian Standard Bible®
We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide.
We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide.
World English Bible
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened toward you, our heart is inlarged.
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened toward you, our heart is inlarged.
Weymouth's New Testament
O Corinthians, our lips are unsealed to you: our heart is expanded.
O Corinthians, our lips are unsealed to you: our heart is expanded.
King James Version (1611)
O yee Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is enlarged.
O yee Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is enlarged.
Literal Translation
Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart has been made larger.
Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, our heart has been made larger.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O ye Corinthians, oure mouth is open vnto you, oure hert is made large.
O ye Corinthians, oure mouth is open vnto you, oure hert is made large.
Mace New Testament (1729)
O Corinthians, my heart is so full, my tongue cannot be silent:
O Corinthians, my heart is so full, my tongue cannot be silent:
Amplified Bible
We are speaking freely to you, Corinthians [we are keeping nothing back], and our heart is opened wide.
We are speaking freely to you, Corinthians [we are keeping nothing back], and our heart is opened wide.
American Standard Version
Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
Revised Standard Version
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide.
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
O ye Corinthyans oure mouth is open vnto you. Oure herte is made large:
O ye Corinthyans oure mouth is open vnto you. Oure herte is made large:
Update Bible Version
Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
Webster's Bible Translation
O [ye] Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged.
O [ye] Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged.
Young's Literal Translation
Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!
Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!
New Century Version
We have spoken freely to you in Corinth and have opened our hearts to you.
We have spoken freely to you in Corinth and have opened our hearts to you.
New English Translation
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.
Berean Standard Bible
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
Contemporary English Version
Friends in Corinth, we are telling the truth when we say that there is room in our hearts for you.
Friends in Corinth, we are telling the truth when we say that there is room in our hearts for you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you, we have opened our hearts wide.
Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you, we have opened our hearts wide.
English Standard Version
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.
Geneva Bible (1587)
O Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you: our heart is made large.
O Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you: our heart is made large.
George Lamsa Translation
O Corinthians, we have told you everything, and our heart is relieved.
O Corinthians, we have told you everything, and our heart is relieved.
Hebrew Names Version
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
International Standard Version
We have spoken franklyOur mouth is open">[fn] to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open.2 Corinthians 7:3;">[xr]
We have spoken franklyOur mouth is open">[fn] to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open.2 Corinthians 7:3;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
OUR mouth is opened to you, Kurinthoyee, and our heart expanded.
OUR mouth is opened to you, Kurinthoyee, and our heart expanded.
Murdock Translation
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened towards you, and our heart expanded.
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is opened towards you, and our heart expanded.
New King James Version
O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open.
O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open.
New Living Translation
Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
New Life Bible
We have spoken to you who are in the city of Corinth with plain words. Our hearts are wide open.
We have spoken to you who are in the city of Corinth with plain words. Our hearts are wide open.
English Revised Version
Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.
New Revised Standard
We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.
We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Our mouth, is opened unto you, O Corinthians! our heart, hath become enlarged:
Our mouth, is opened unto you, O Corinthians! our heart, hath become enlarged:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians: our heart is enlarged.
Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians: our heart is enlarged.
King James Version
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
Lexham English Bible
We have spoken freely and openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
We have spoken freely and openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is made large:
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open vnto you, our heart is made large:
Easy-to-Read Version
We have spoken freely to you people in Corinth. We have opened our hearts to you.
We have spoken freely to you people in Corinth. We have opened our hearts to you.
New American Standard Bible
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
Good News Translation
Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you; we have opened our hearts wide.
Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you; we have opened our hearts wide.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A! ye Corynthies, oure mouth is open to you, oure herte is alargid;
A! ye Corynthies, oure mouth is open to you, oure herte is alargid;
Contextual Overview
11Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively! 14Don't become partners with those who reject God. How can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is light best friends with dark? Does Christ go strolling with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands? Who would think of setting up pagan idols in God's holy Temple? But that is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way: "I'll live in them, move into them; I'll be their God and they'll be my people. So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good," says God. "Don't link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself. I'll be a Father to you; you'll be sons and daughters to me." The Word of the Master, God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ye: Galatians 3:1, Philippians 4:15
our mouth: 2 Corinthians 7:3, 2 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Samuel 2:1, Job 32:20, Job 33:2, Job 33:3, Psalms 51:15
our heart: 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 12:15, Psalms 119:32, Habakkuk 2:5, Ephesians 6:8, Philippians 1:8, Revelation 22:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:30 - upon his heart Acts 8:35 - opened 1 Corinthians 4:14 - my 2 Corinthians 11:11 - because 1 Thessalonians 2:8 - affectionately
Cross-References
Genesis 6:1
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
Genesis 7:1
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Genesis 13:13
The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God .
The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God .
Psalms 55:9
Come down hard, Lord—slit their tongues. I'm appalled how they've split the city Into rival gangs prowling the alleys Day and night spoiling for a fight, trash piled in the streets, Even shopkeepers gouging and cheating in broad daylight.
Come down hard, Lord—slit their tongues. I'm appalled how they've split the city Into rival gangs prowling the alleys Day and night spoiling for a fight, trash piled in the streets, Even shopkeepers gouging and cheating in broad daylight.
Ezekiel 8:17
He said, "Have you seen enough, son of man? Isn't it bad enough that Judah engages in these outrageous obscenities? They fill the country with violence and now provoke me even further with their obscene gestures. That's it. They have an angry God on their hands! From now on, no mercy. They can shout all they want, but I'm not listening."
He said, "Have you seen enough, son of man? Isn't it bad enough that Judah engages in these outrageous obscenities? They fill the country with violence and now provoke me even further with their obscene gestures. That's it. They have an angry God on their hands! From now on, no mercy. They can shout all they want, but I'm not listening."
Ezekiel 28:16
The Money Has Gone to Your Head God's Message came to me, "Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"— You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god. Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you. Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head! "‘Therefore, God , the Master, says: "‘Because you're acting like a god, pretending to be a god, I'm giving fair warning: I'm bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations. They'll pull their swords and make hash of your reputation for knowing it all. They'll puncture the balloon of your god-pretensions. They'll bring you down from your self-made pedestal and bury you in the deep blue sea. Will you protest to your assassins, "You can't do that! I'm a god"? To them you're a mere mortal. They're killing a man, not a god. You'll die like a stray dog, killed by strangers— Because I said so. Decree of God , the Master.'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, raise a funeral song over the king of Tyre. Tell him, A Message from God , the Master: "You had everything going for you. You were in Eden, God's garden. You were dressed in splendor, your robe studded with jewels: Carnelian, peridot, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, all in settings of engraved gold. A robe was prepared for you the same day you were created. You were the anointed cherub. I placed you on the mountain of God. You strolled in magnificence among the stones of fire. From the day of your creation you were sheer perfection... and then imperfection—evil!—was detected in you. In much buying and selling you turned violent, you sinned! I threw you, disgraced, off the mountain of God. I threw you out—you, the anointed angel-cherub. No more strolling among the gems of fire for you! Your beauty went to your head. You corrupted wisdom by using it to get worldly fame. I threw you to the ground, sent you sprawling before an audience of kings and let them gloat over your demise. By sin after sin after sin, by your corrupt ways of doing business, you defiled your holy places of worship. So I set a fire around and within you. It burned you up. I reduced you to ashes. All anyone sees now when they look for you is ashes, a pitiful mound of ashes. All who once knew you now throw up their hands: ‘This can't have happened! This has happened!'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, confront Sidon. Preach against it. Say, ‘Message from God , the Master: "‘Look! I'm against you, Sidon. I intend to be known for who I truly am among you.' They'll know that I am God when I set things right and reveal my holy presence. I'll order an epidemic of disease there, along with murder and mayhem in the streets. People will drop dead right and left, as war presses in from every side. Then they'll realize that I mean business, that I am God . "No longer will Israel have to put up with their thistle-and-thorn neighbors Who have treated them so contemptuously. And they also will realize that I am God ." God , the Master, says, "When I gather Israel from the peoples among whom they've been scattered and put my holiness on display among them with all the nations looking on, then they'll live in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. They'll live there in safety. They'll build houses. They'll plant vineyards, living in safety. Meanwhile, I'll bring judgment on all the neighbors who have treated them with such contempt. And they'll realize that I am God ."
The Money Has Gone to Your Head God's Message came to me, "Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"— You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god. Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you. Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head! "‘Therefore, God , the Master, says: "‘Because you're acting like a god, pretending to be a god, I'm giving fair warning: I'm bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations. They'll pull their swords and make hash of your reputation for knowing it all. They'll puncture the balloon of your god-pretensions. They'll bring you down from your self-made pedestal and bury you in the deep blue sea. Will you protest to your assassins, "You can't do that! I'm a god"? To them you're a mere mortal. They're killing a man, not a god. You'll die like a stray dog, killed by strangers— Because I said so. Decree of God , the Master.'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, raise a funeral song over the king of Tyre. Tell him, A Message from God , the Master: "You had everything going for you. You were in Eden, God's garden. You were dressed in splendor, your robe studded with jewels: Carnelian, peridot, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, all in settings of engraved gold. A robe was prepared for you the same day you were created. You were the anointed cherub. I placed you on the mountain of God. You strolled in magnificence among the stones of fire. From the day of your creation you were sheer perfection... and then imperfection—evil!—was detected in you. In much buying and selling you turned violent, you sinned! I threw you, disgraced, off the mountain of God. I threw you out—you, the anointed angel-cherub. No more strolling among the gems of fire for you! Your beauty went to your head. You corrupted wisdom by using it to get worldly fame. I threw you to the ground, sent you sprawling before an audience of kings and let them gloat over your demise. By sin after sin after sin, by your corrupt ways of doing business, you defiled your holy places of worship. So I set a fire around and within you. It burned you up. I reduced you to ashes. All anyone sees now when they look for you is ashes, a pitiful mound of ashes. All who once knew you now throw up their hands: ‘This can't have happened! This has happened!'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, confront Sidon. Preach against it. Say, ‘Message from God , the Master: "‘Look! I'm against you, Sidon. I intend to be known for who I truly am among you.' They'll know that I am God when I set things right and reveal my holy presence. I'll order an epidemic of disease there, along with murder and mayhem in the streets. People will drop dead right and left, as war presses in from every side. Then they'll realize that I mean business, that I am God . "No longer will Israel have to put up with their thistle-and-thorn neighbors Who have treated them so contemptuously. And they also will realize that I am God ." God , the Master, says, "When I gather Israel from the peoples among whom they've been scattered and put my holiness on display among them with all the nations looking on, then they'll live in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. They'll live there in safety. They'll build houses. They'll plant vineyards, living in safety. Meanwhile, I'll bring judgment on all the neighbors who have treated them with such contempt. And they'll realize that I am God ."
Habakkuk 2:8
class="poetry"> What's God going to say to my questions? I'm braced for the worst. I'll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon. I'll wait to see what God says, how he'll answer my complaint. And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It's on its way. It will come right on time. "Look at that man, bloated by self-importance— full of himself but soul-empty. But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing is fully alive, really alive. "Note well: Money deceives. The arrogant rich don't last. They are more hungry for wealth than the grave is for cadavers. Like death, they always want more, but the ‘more' they get is dead bodies. They are cemeteries filled with dead nations, graveyards filled with corpses. Don't give people like this a second thought. Soon the whole world will be taunting them: "‘Who do you think you are— getting rich by stealing and extortion? How long do you think you can get away with this?' Indeed, how long before your victims wake up, stand up and make you the victim? You've plundered nation after nation. Now you'll get a taste of your own medicine. All the survivors are out to plunder you, a payback for all your murders and massacres.
class="poetry"> What's God going to say to my questions? I'm braced for the worst. I'll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon. I'll wait to see what God says, how he'll answer my complaint. And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It's on its way. It will come right on time. "Look at that man, bloated by self-importance— full of himself but soul-empty. But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing is fully alive, really alive. "Note well: Money deceives. The arrogant rich don't last. They are more hungry for wealth than the grave is for cadavers. Like death, they always want more, but the ‘more' they get is dead bodies. They are cemeteries filled with dead nations, graveyards filled with corpses. Don't give people like this a second thought. Soon the whole world will be taunting them: "‘Who do you think you are— getting rich by stealing and extortion? How long do you think you can get away with this?' Indeed, how long before your victims wake up, stand up and make you the victim? You've plundered nation after nation. Now you'll get a taste of your own medicine. All the survivors are out to plunder you, a payback for all your murders and massacres.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
O ye Corinthians,.... The apostle having exhorted the ministers of the church at Corinth to take care of their ministry, that they fulfil it, and that it might appear that the Gospel, and gifts fitting them to preach it, were not received in vain by them; all which he strengthens and encourages by his own example; and that of others, addresses the members of the church in a very pathetic manner, saying,
our mouth is open to you; to speak our minds freely to you; we shall hide and conceal nothing from you, we shall deal with you with all plainness and faithfulness. This seems to refer unto, and pave the way for what he afterwards says about their unequal fellowship with unbelievers:
our heart is enlarged: with love to you, and eager desires after your good; and it is from the abundance of our hearts, and hearty affection for you, that our mouth is open so freely to communicate to you.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you - We speak freely, and fully. This is an affectionate address to them, and has reference to what he had just said. It means that, when the heart was full on the subject, words would flow freely, and that he had given vent to the fervid language which he had just used because his heart was full. He loved them; he felt deeply; and he spoke to them with the utmost freedom of what he had thought, and purposed, and done.
Our heart is enlarged - We have deep feelings, which naturally vent themselves in fervent and glowing language. The main idea here is, that he had a strong affection for them; a heart which embraced and loved them all, and which expressed itself in the language of deep emotion. He had loved them so that he was willing to be reproached, and to be persecuted, and to be poor, and to have his name cast out as evil. “I cannot be silent. I conceal or dissemble nothing. I am full of ardent attachment, and that naturally vents itself in the strong language which I have used.” True attachment will find means of expressing itself. A heart full of love will give vent to its feelings. There will be no dissembling and hypocrisy there. And if a minister loves the souls of his people he will pour out the affections of his heart in strong and glowing language.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 6:11. O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you — I speak to you with the utmost freedom and fluency, because of my affection for you.
Our heart is enlarged. — It is expanded to take you and all your interests in; and to keep you in the most affectionate remembrance.
The preceding verses contain a very fine specimen of a very powerful and commanding eloquence.
