2 CORINTHIANS 6:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”
'I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty'— the final quotation (2Sam 7:14; Isa 43:6) promises familial adoption (huioi/thygateres). Those who separate themselves from idolatry enter divine parenthood. Separation and belonging are two sides of sanctification.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 6:18
Wherefore come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you, says the Lord. And He said not, 'Do not unclean things;' but, requiring greater strictness, 'do not even touch,' says he, 'nor go near them.' But what is filthiness of the flesh? Adultery, fornication, lasciviousness of every kind. And what of the soul? Unclean thoughts, as gazing with unchaste eyes, malice, deceits, and whatsoever such things there be. He wishes…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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