2 Corinthians 6:18 KJV — MannaFest

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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ASV

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

WEB

And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

YLT

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye--ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

DBT

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
1 John 3:1
Behold, 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.
Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

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In these verses we have an account of the apostle's general errand and exhortation to all to whom he preached in every place where he came, with the several arguments and methods he used. The errand or exhortation itself, namely, to comply with the gospel offers of reconciliation--that, being favoured with the gospel, they would not receive this grace of God in vain,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God has promised to be a Father to them, and that they shall be his sons and his daughters; and is there a greater honour or happiness than this? How ungrateful a thing then must it be if those who have this dignity and felicity should degrade and debase themselves by mingling with unbelievers!

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

My people." Compare the promise to Solomon (1Ch 28:6; Lord Almighty--The Lord the Universal Ruler: nowhere else found but in Revelation. The greatness of the Promiser enhances the greatness of the promises.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Quotes 2SA 7:14
'I will be a Father unto you' (Davidic adoption promise applied to the church)

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