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 8:8

8:8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ³ 

[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.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Grk “by means of the eagerness of others.”