2 Corinthians 6:15

New Catholic Bible

Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 6:15 Beliar: (= nothingness, uselessness) is a Greek variant of the Hebrew “Belial,” which designates idols and Satan, a title used for Satan in the writings of Qumran. This passage may have been taken from another Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The passage interweaves several citations from the Old Testament (which are in order: Lev 26:11-12; Ezek 37:27; Isa 52:11; Jer 51:45; 2 Sam 7:14; Jer 31:9; Isa 43:6).