2 Corinthians 6:18
and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says Lord Almighty.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am God Almighty, walk before me, and be thou perfect.
2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men,
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 end of the earth,
Jeremiah 31:1At that time, says LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Hosea 1:9And [LORD] said, Call his name Lo-ammi, for ye are not my people, and I will not be yours.
Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 6:12-18
Cautions against Mingling with Unbelievers. ( a. d. 57.) 11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. 13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he… Read the whole commentary →