King James Version

2 Corinthians 6:18

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔσομαιesomaiwill beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “will be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.will beὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeἔσεσθέesestheshall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.υἱοὺςhuioussonsυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “sons”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.sonsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθυγατέραςthugaterasdaughtersθυγάτηρ (thugatēr)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “daughters”, the object formG2364a daughter; hence (Hebraistic?), of any female descendent, however far removed; even of one unrelated: my young lady.daughtersλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithκύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the LordπαντοκράτωρpantokratōrAlmightyπαντοκράτωρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Almighty”, the subject formG3841ruler of all, ruler of the universe, the almighty.Almighty

Literal (Young’s 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.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Young’s 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.'

World English Bible

I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says 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.

Douay-Rheims

And I will receive you; and I will be a Father to you; and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Quotes

Hosea 1:10 Hosea 1:10 · King James VersionYet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.Hosea 1:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Isaiah 43:6 Isaiah 43:6 · King James VersionI will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;Isaiah 43:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

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