17 (A)Therefore, (B)come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.
18 (C)And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be (D)sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.

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17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[a](B)

18 And,

“I will be a Father to you,
    and you will be my sons and daughters,(C)
says the Lord Almighty.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

Because you are sons, (A)God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “(B)Abba! [a]Father!”

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:6 I.e., Paul’s translation of the Aramaic Abba

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father

16 The Spirit Himself (A)testifies with our spirit that we are (B)children of God,

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16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit(A) that we are God’s children.(B)

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