2 Corinthians 6:18

2 Corinthians 6:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
• New International Version (NIV)And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”

Context of 2 Corinthians 6:18

16And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” 17Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All-Powerful Lord.

2 Corinthians 6:18 word by word

καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς πατέρα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• will beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• youσύsu · youG4771
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• daughtersθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 6:18

• Psalms 22:30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.
• Jeremiah 3:19“I thought to myself, ‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.
• Jeremiah 31:1At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the Lord, affirm it!”
• Hosea 1:9Then the Lord said: “Name him ‘Not My People’ (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God.”
• John 1:12But to all who have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children
• Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.
• Galatians 3:26For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.
• Galatians 4:5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.
• Ephesians 1:5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –
• 1 John 3:1(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children – and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
• Revelation 21:7The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
• Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful!
• Revelation 21:22Now I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God – the All-Powerful – and the Lamb are its temple.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Will be a Father unto you - I will act towards you as the most affectionate father can act towards his most tender and best beloved child. And ye shall be my sons and daughters - Ye shall all be of the household of God, the family of heaven; ye shall be holy, happy, and continually safe. Saith the Lord Almighty - · The Lord, the Governor of all things. Earthly fathers, however loving and affectionate, may fail to provide for their children, because every…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And will be a Father unto you - A father is the protector, counselor, and guide of his children. He instructs them, provides for them, and counsels them in time of perplexity. No relation is more tender than this. In accordance with this, God says, that he will be to his people their protector, counsellor, guide, and friend. He will cherish toward them the feeling of a father; he will provide for them, he will acknowledge them as his children. No higher…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 It is wrong for believers to join with the wicked and profane. The word unbeliever applies to all destitute of true faith. True pastors will caution their beloved children in the gospel, not to be unequally yoked. The fatal effects of neglecting Scripture precepts as to marriages clearly appear. Instead of a help meet, the union brings a snare. Those whose cross it is to be unequally united, without their wilful fault, may expect consolation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18This quote is from 2 Samuel 7:14, but Paul includes daughters as well (see Isaiah 43:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Translate, "I will be to you in the relation of a Father, and ye shall be to me in the relation of sons and daughters." This is a still more endearing relation than (2Co 6:16), "I will be their God, and they ... My people." Compare the promise to Solomon (1Ch 28:6; Is 43:6; Re 21:3, 7; Jr 31:1, 9). Lord Almighty--The Lord the Universal Ruler: nowhere else found but in Revelation. The greatness of the Promiser enhances the greatness of the promises.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings