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NASB | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? |
Bible Question (short): What does unequally yoked mean? |
Question (full): Now I've heard this verse before many times. But why exactly is it wrong, or won't work, or is difficult? I quoted this verse to someone at college and they said things like, "As long as the non-Christian respects the other's commitment to Christ" and "People in a relationship with two different faiths can learn from each other" and more of the same. And how about casual relationships that aren't marriage? I know part of their arguments are humanistic and relativist. But I need an answer they'll respect. One that doesn't make Christians out to be exclusionary. Thanks! Jo |