2 Corinthians 6:18

New International Reader's Version

And, “I will be your Father. You will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord who rules over all.” (2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8)

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said, “I am the Mighty God. Walk faithfully with me. Live in a way that pleases me.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “The Mighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me there.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father. And he will be my son. When he does what is wrong, I will use other men to beat him with rods and whips.

1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be his father. And he will be my son. I took my love away from the man who ruled before you. But I will never take my love away from your son.

Psalm 22:30

Those who are not yet born will serve him. Those who are born later will be told about the Lord.

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the north, ‘Let them go!’ And I will say to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from far away. Bring my daughters from the farthest places on earth.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I myself said, “ ‘I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me ‘Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

Jeremiah 31:1

“At that time I will be the God of all the families of Israel,” announces the Lord. “And they will be my people.”

Jeremiah 31:9

Their eyes will be filled with tears as they come. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water. I will lead them on a level path where they will not trip or fall. I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my oldest son.

John 1:12

Some people did accept him and did believe in his name. He gave them the right to become children of God.

Romans 8:19

Everything God created looks forward to the future. That will be the time when his children appear in their full and final glory.

Romans 8:29

God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.

Galatians 3:26

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God by believing in Christ.

Ephesians 1:5

So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God. “I am the God who is, and who was, and who will come. I am the Mighty One.”

Revelation 21:22

I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.

Revelation 21:7

Those who have victory will receive all this from me. I will be their God, and they will be my children.