Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

I will be a Father to you,
and you will be sons and daughters to Me,
says the Lord Almighty.

International Standard Version

I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty.

A Conservative Version

and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says Lord Almighty.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


And I will be a Father to you,
And you will be My sons and daughters,”
Says the Lord Almighty. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 6:2 : Is 49:8 2 Corinthians 6:11 : Is 60:5; Ezek 33:22 2 Corinthians 6:16 : Ex 25:8; 29:45; Lev 26:12; Jer 31:1; Ezek 37:27 2 Corinthians 6:17 : Is 52:11 2 Corinthians 6:18 : Is 43:6; Hos 1:10 end of crossrefs

An Understandable Version

The Lord Almighty [also] said [Hos. 1:10], "I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me."

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

I will become a father to you, And you shall become my sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty."

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me," says the all-powerful Lord.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be unto me sons and daughters," saith the Lord almighty.

Moffatt New Testament

I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.

Montgomery New Testament

then I will receive you and will be to you a Father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

NET Bible

and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.

New Heart English Bible

I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty."

Noyes New Testament

and will be to you a father, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

And will become your Father, and, ye, shall become my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and I will be as a father unto you, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

Twentieth Century New Testament

And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all."

Williams New Testament

I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters of mine,' The Lord Almighty said."

World English Bible

I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty."

Worrell New Testament

and I will be to you a Father, and ye shall be My sons and daughters." saith the Lord Almighty.

Worsley New Testament

and I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

will be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

a Father
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

shall be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

my
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

θυγάτηρ 
Thugater 
Usage: 19

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

References

Images 2 Corinthians 6:18

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 6:18

Context Readings

Do Not Become Unevenly Yoked With Unbelievers

17 Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
18 And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.

Cross References

Isaiah 43:6

“I 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,

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will not stumble;
For I am a father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Revelation 21:7

He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.

Genesis 17:1

Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be blameless.

Genesis 48:3

Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,

Psalm 22:30

Posterity will serve Him;
It will be told of the Lord to the coming generation.

Jeremiah 3:19

“Then I said,
‘How I would set you among My sons
And give you a pleasant land,
The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’
And I said, ‘You shall call Me, My Father,
And not turn away from following Me.’

Jeremiah 31:1

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

Hosea 1:9-10

And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not your God.”

John 1:12

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Romans 8:14-17

For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Romans 8:29

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

Galatians 3:26

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:5-7

so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Ephesians 1:5

He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

1 John 3:1-2

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 21:22

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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