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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 6:18

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Ver. 18. I will be a Father ] The fundamental, meritorious, impulsive, and final causes of this precious privilege, see set forth, Ephesians 1:5-6 . Saith the Lord Almighty ] This is added by our apostle to Jeremiah 31:9 . And not without cause; as for authority’ sake, so to intimate that our adoption is a work of God’s almighty power. See that sixfold gradation used by the apostle to set forth... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 6:18

a Father: Psalms 22:30, Jeremiah 3:19, Jeremiah 31:1, Jeremiah 31:9, Hosea 1:9, Hosea 1:10, John 1:12, Romans 8:14-Esther :, Romans 8:29, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:5-Judges :, Ephesians 1:5, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:2, Revelation 21:7 the Lord: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 48:3, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:22 Reciprocal: Genesis 6:2 - the sons Genesis 28:3 - God Genesis 35:11 - God Almighty Genesis 48:5 - are mine Exodus 4:22 - Israel Numbers 6:8 - General Deuteronomy 14:1 - the children Esther... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Corinthians 6:18

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.And ye shall be to me for sons and for daughters, saith the Lord Almighty — The promise made to Solomon, 1 Chronicles 28:6, is here applied to all believers; as the promise made particularly to Joshua is applied to them, Hebrews 13:5. Who can express the worth, who can conceive the dignity, of this divine adoption? Yet it belongs to all who believe the gospel, who have faith in Christ. They have... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 6:18

18. A Father Such a fatherhood as is conditioned upon our regenerate sonship. 2 Samuel 7:14. The quotation applies the promise to David to all the people of God. Daughters Isaiah 43:6. Saith the Lord Almighty In the Hebrew, 2 Samuel 7:14, it is the Lord of Hosts. On these promises St. Paul grounds his exhortation to a completed holiness in the first verse of the following chapter. read more

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