2 Corinthians 6:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
And, "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

New Living Translation
And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty.”

English Standard Version
and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Berean Study Bible
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

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.

NASB 1995
"And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.

NASB 1977
“And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” Says the Lord Almighty.

Amplified Bible
And I will be a Father to you, And you will be My sons and daughters,” Says the Lord Almighty.

Christian Standard Bible
And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty.

Contemporary English Version
and be your Father. You will be my sons and my daughters, as surely as I am God, the All-Powerful."

Good News Translation
I will be your father, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Lord Almighty says, "I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters."

International Standard Version
I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty.

NET Bible
and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the All-Powerful Lord.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

New King James Version
“I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty.”

King James 2000 Bible
And will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

New Heart English Bible
"And I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says 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."

American King James Version
And will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, said the 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.

A Faithful Version
And I shall be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters," says the Lord Almighty.

Darby Bible Translation
and I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will be a Father to you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And I will be a Father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lord almightie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And wyll be a father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lorde almightie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
& be youre father, & ye shalbe my sonnes and doughters, sayeth ye Allmightie LORDE.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and wilbe a father vnto you and ye shalbe vnto me sonnes and doug hters sayth the lorde almyghty.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and I will be for a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the LORD Almighty.”

Berean Literal Bible
and "I will be for a father to you, and you will be for sons and daughters to Me, says 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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And I will be unto you a Father and you will be sons and daughters unto Me, says the Lord Almighty.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then I will accept you. And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And I shall be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says THE LORD JEHOVAH, The Almighty.”

Lamsa Bible
And will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, said the LORD Almighty.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says 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.

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.?

Mace New Testament
I will be a father unto 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."

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.
















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