2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

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

17For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you;

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Cross References

Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the 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 →

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