2 Corinthians 6:18

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ¹  says the All-Powerful Lord. ² 

2 Corinthians 6:2

6:2 For he says, “I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” ³  Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

2 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, ⁴  and I will welcome ⁵  you, ⁶ 

[6:18]  ¹ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

[6:18]  ² tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”

[6:2]  ³ sn A quotation from Isa 49:8.

[6:17]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 52:11.

[6:17]  ⁶ tn Or “will receive.”

[6:17]  ⁷ sn A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41.