2 Corinthians 6:18
And I will be a Father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lord almightie.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 17:1When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. walke before me, and be thou vpright,
2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and hee shall bee my sonne: and if he sinne, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men.
Isaiah 43:6I will say to the North, Giue: and to the South, Keepe not backe: bring my sonnes from farre, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.
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.
Hosea 1:9Then saide God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for yee are not my people: therefore will I not be yours.
Romans 8:14For as many as are ledde by the Spirit of God, they are the sonnes 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 →