Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

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.

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 touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.


Cross References

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the north, 'Hand them over!' and to the south, 'Don't hold any back!' Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel's father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.'"

Revelation 21:7

The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, "The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

Psalm 22:30

A 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 31:1

At 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 1:9-10

Then the Lord said: "Name him 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God."

John 1:12

But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children

Romans 8:14-17

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

Romans 8:29

because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Galatians 3:26

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

Galatians 4:5-7

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

Ephesians 1:5

He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will --

1 John 3:1-2

(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 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 21:22

Now I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God -- the All-Powerful -- and the Lamb are its temple.

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