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2 Corinthians 6:18

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

KJV

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

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἔσομαιesomaiI will beG1510 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
πατέραpateraa fatherG3962 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
ἔσεσθέesesthewill beG1510 →
μοιmoito MeG3165 →
εἰςeisforG1519 →
υἱοὺςhuioussonsG5207 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
θυγατέρας,thugaterasdaughters,G2364 →
λέγειlegeisaysG3004 →
κύριοςkurios[the] LordG2962 →
παντοκράτωρ.¶pantokratōrAlmighty.G3841 →

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Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.Romans 8:14–17For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Galatians 4:5–7to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.Luke 8:21But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

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