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2 Corinthians 06 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 6:2 and 6:16-18. All of these lines are quoted from the OT.
Special concepts in this chapter
Servants
Christians are said to be servants of God. This is because they are called to serve God in their life no matter the circumstances. This holds true even if one has very challenging circumstances.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Contrasts
Paul uses four pairs of contrasts: righteousness versus lawlessness, light versus darkness, Christ versus Satan, and the temple of God versus idols. These contrasts are intended to differentiate between Christians and non-Christians. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness)
Light and darkness
These are common images in the New Testament. Light is used here to indicate the revelation of God and his righteousness. Darkness describes sin and sin seeks to remain hidden from God. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Rhetorical questions
Paul uses a series of rhetorical questions to teach his readers. All of these questions make essentially the same point: Christians should not intimately fellowship with those who live in sin. These questions are repeated for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
We
It is likely that Paul's usage of the pronoun "we" represents at least Timothy and himself. It is possible that it may also include other people.