2 CORINTHIANS 6:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,”
'Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you'— the imperative (exerchomai) demands dissociation. The prohibition (mē haptō) against touching unclean things reflects Levitical holiness boundaries, now spiritualized: believers must maintain moral purity. Separation precedes acceptance (dechō).
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 6:17
Wherefore come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you, says the Lord. And He said not, 'Do not unclean things;' but, requiring greater strictness, 'do not even touch,' says he, 'nor go near them.' But what is filthiness of the flesh? Adultery, fornication, lasciviousness of every kind. And what of the soul? Unclean thoughts, as gazing with unchaste eyes, malice, deceits, and whatsoever such things there be. He wishes…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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