Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 6:1
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian believers, identifying himself and his companions as God’s fellow workers while urging a specific response to the gospel they have received.
The words — Συνεργοῦντες (Sunergountes) literally means "working together," and παρακαλοῦμεν (parakaloumen) means "we exhort," establishing the apostolic authority behind the command.
The thread — The text states that believers must not fall short of grace in Hebrews 12:15, identifies the apostolic team as God’s fellow workers in 1 Corinthians 3:9, and commands stewards to use received gifts in 1 Peter 4:10.
Why it lands — The text commands immediate, active reception of grace rather than passive acceptance, demanding that believers align their conduct with the present "day of salvation" before it passes.
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The Greek words
King James Version
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- 1 Peter 4:10 As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- 2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
- Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
- Galatians 4:11 I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
- Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
- Acts 14:3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.