Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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 Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you, 18 and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be unto me sons and daughters," saith the Lord almighty.


Cross References

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the North, 'Let go.' And to the South, 'Keep not back: but bring me my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the world:

Jeremiah 31:9

They departed from hence in heaviness, but with joy will I bring them hither again. I will lead them by the rivers of water in a straight way, where they shall not stumble: For I will be Israel's father, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn.

Revelation 21:7

He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.

Genesis 48:3

and said unto Joseph, "God almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father and he shall be my son; insomuch that if he sin, I will but rebuke him with such a rod as men be rebuked with and with such plagues as the children of men be plagued with.

Psalm 22:30

My seed shall serve him; they shall be counted unto the LORD for a generation.

Jeremiah 3:19

"'I have showed also, how I took thee up being but a child, and gave thee a pleasant land for thine heritage; yea, and a goodly Host of the Heathen: and how I commanded thee, that thou shouldest call me Father only, and not to shrink from me.

Jeremiah 31:1

At the same time, sayeth the LORD, shall I be the God of all the generations of Israel, and they shall be my people."

Hosea 1:9-10

Then said he, "Call his name Loammi. For why? Ye are not my people, therefore will I not be yours.

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:

Romans 8:14-17

for as many as are led by the spirit of God: they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:29

For those which he knew before, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten son among many brethren.

Galatians 3:26

For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:5-7

to redeem them which were under the law: that we through election might receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.

Ephesians 1:5

And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

1 John 3:1-2

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

Revelation 1:8

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith the Lord almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.

Revelation 21:22

And there was no temple therein. For the Lord God almighty and the lamb are the temple of it.

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