| 2 Corinthians 6 | |
|---|---|
 A folio ofPapyrus 46 (written ca. AD 200), containing 2 Corinthians 11:33–12:9. This manuscript contains almost complete parts of the wholePauline epistles. | |
| Book | Second Epistle to the Corinthians |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 8 |
2 Corinthians 6 is the sixth chapter of theSecond Epistle to the Corinthians in theNew Testament of theChristianBible. It is authored byPaul the Apostle andTimothy (2 Corinthians 1:1) inMacedonia in 55–56 CE.[1]
The original text was written inKoine Greek.This chapter is divided into 18 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Paul quotes the first part ofIsaiah 49:8 using theSeptuagint 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 prophetIsaiah, then toChrist according toChristian interpretation of the servant songs, and finally, here, to theChristian people.[2] Paul adds that the day concerned is "now".
These verses have been understood in traditional forms of Christianity as prohibiting amarriage between aChristian 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).