Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 6:18
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord Almighty speaks to the Corinthian believers through Paul, offering the Father-son covenant as the fulfillment of the separation command in verse 17.
The words — εἰς πατέρα (eis patera), "as a father," uses the preposition εἰς with the accusative to mark role rather than mere identity: "I will be to you as a father."
The thread — The pattern runs from the Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7:14) through New Testament adoption (John 1:12) to its eschatological consummation (Revelation 21:7).
Why it lands — It is the stated consequence of the separation command in verse 17: the Father-son relationship is not a default but the reward of turning away from what is unclean.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Cross-references
- John 1:12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- Revelation 21:7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
- Galatians 4:5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
- Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.