2 Corinthians 6:17
Good News Translation
And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.

New Revised Standard Version
Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord also says, "Leave them and stay away! Don't touch anything that isn't clean. Then I will welcome you

New American Bible
Therefore, come forth from them and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch nothing unclean; then I will receive you

Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

come.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

Numbers 16:21,26,45 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may presently destroy them. . . .

Ezra 6:21 And the children of Israel that were returned from captivity, and all that had separated themselves from the filthiness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, did eat.

Ezra 10:11 And now make confession to the Lord the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from your strange wives.

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: . . .

Proverbs 9:6 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing: go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the vessels of the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:6 Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, and let every one save his own life: be not silent upon her iniquity: for it is the time of revenge from the Lord, he will render unto her what she hath deserved.

Acts 2:40 And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues.

and I.

John 6:37,38 All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I will not cast out. . . .

Romans 15:7 Wherefore, receive one another, as Christ also hath received you, unto the honour of God.

Context
Do Not Be Unequally Yoked
16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: 18And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.…
Cross References
Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing: go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the vessels of the Lord.

Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats.

Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues.

2 Corinthians 6:16
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