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Where is “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” in the Bible?

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” is 2 Corinthians 6:14. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.

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In the Bible

It is 2 Corinthians 6:14.

Yes, it is in the Bible.

Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.

The verse

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 · open the chapter →

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

What it means there

A yoke joins two animals to pull one load, and a mismatched pair pulls badly. The verse is most often applied to marriage. Paul’s own subject is wider: close partnerships that would pull a believer into idol worship.

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Where is “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” in the Bible?

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” is 2 Corinthians 6:14. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.

Is “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” in the Bible?

Yes. It is 2 Corinthians 6:14. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Corinthians 6:14 reads: “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?”

Who said “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers”?

Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.

What does “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” mean in the Bible?

A yoke joins two animals to pull one load, and a mismatched pair pulls badly. The verse is most often applied to marriage. Paul’s own subject is wider: close partnerships that would pull a believer into idol worship.

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