He exhorts them to a correspondence with God’s grace and not to associate with unbelievers.
6:1. And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain.
6:2. For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation.
6:3. Giving no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed.
6:4. But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
6:5. In stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings,
6:6. In chastity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned,
6:7. In the word of truth, in the power of God: by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left:
6:8. By honour and dishonour: by evil report and good report: as deceivers and yet true: as unknown and yet known:
6:9. As dying and behold we live: as chastised and not killed: