18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
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:
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:
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. …
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. …
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…
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