KJV King James Version
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
WEB World English Bible
I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
ASV American Standard Version
And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters,saith the Lord Almighty.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I will be to you for a Father, and ye—ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.’
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 6
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἔσομαιG1510 · eimito beὑμῖνG4771 · suyouεἰςG1519 · eistowardπατέραG3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouἔσεσθέG1510 · eimito beμοιG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardυἱοὺςG5207 · uhiossonκαὶG2532 · kaiandθυγατέρας,G2364 · thugatērdaughterλέγειG3004 · legōto sayκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: Godπαντοκράτωρ.¶G3841 · pantokratōralmighty
Cross-references
Revelation 21:7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:Romans 8:14-17For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.Galatians 4:5-7To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.Galatians 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim [is] my firstborn.Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.Hosea 1:9-10Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God].1 John 3:1-2Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.Ephesians 1:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;Jeremiah 3:19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.Psalm 22:30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.Jeremiah 31:1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.Revelation 21:22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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