2 CORINTHIANS 6:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? — Belial (Beelzebul), the name of Satan, marks ultimate incompatibility. Christ and Belial cannot coexist in one household. The believer-unbeliever divide is cosmic.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 6:15
“Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” He said not, 'Intermix not with unbelievers,' but rather dealing sharply with them, as transgressing what was right, 'Suffer not yourselves to turn aside,' says he, “For what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity?” Here in what follows he institutes a comparison, not between his own love and theirs who corrupt them, but between their nobleness and the others' dishonor. For thus his discourse became more dignified and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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