2 Corinthians 6:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

2 Corinthians 6:18 —

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Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
2 Samuel 7:14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
Galatians 4:5-7
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. …
Romans 8:14-17
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 11-18)

The apostle proceeds to address himself more particularly to the Corinthians, and cautions them against mingling with unbelievers. Here observe, I. How the caution is introduced with a profession, in a very pathetic manner, of the most tender affection to them, even like that of a father to his children, 2 Cor. 6:11-13. Though the apostle was happy in a great fluency of expressions, yet he seemed…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. 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…