Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
KJV
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
NASB
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
NIV
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
NLT
But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live.
Ephesians 4:6
ESV
One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
KJV
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
NASB
one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
NIV
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
NLT
one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.
Matthew 23:9
ESV
And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
KJV
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
NASB
“Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
NIV
And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
NLT
And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.
“Unless God is our Father, we are orphans. But God’s own Son has become our Older Brother. He comes through His Spirit, with His Father, to live with us. The Holy Spirit dwells in our lives, making us a suitable dwelling place to receive the Father and the Son! As a consequence, by the Spirit we learn that we are not abandoned and unloved, but rather that we are loved by the Father, by the Son, and lovingly cared for by the Holy Spirit (John 14:21).” ~ Sinclair Ferguson
Psalm 68:5
ESV
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
KJV
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
NASB
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
NIV
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
NLT
Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
“We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who, as they say, ‘liked to see young people enjoying themselves’ and whose plan for the universe was simply that it might be truly said at the end of each day, ‘a good time was had by all.'” ~ C.S. Lewis
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
KJV
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
NASB
But now, O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.
NIV
Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
NLT
And yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.
Malachi 2:10
ESV
Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
KJV
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
NASB
“Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?
NIV
Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?
NLT
Are we not all children of the same Father? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors?
Ephesians 1:3
ESV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
KJV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
NASB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
NLT
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
James 1:7
ESV
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
KJV
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
NASB
For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
NIV
That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
NLT
Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Psalm 103:13
ESV
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
KJV
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
NASB
Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
NIV
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
NLT
The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
Isaiah 63:16
ESV
For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
KJV
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
NASB
For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, O LORD, are our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Your name.
NIV
But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
NLT
Surely you are still our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, LORD, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past.
1 Peter 1:3
ESV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
KJV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
NASB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
NLT
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
Daniel's seminary degree is in Exegetical Theology. He was a pastor for 10 years. As a professor, he has taught Bible and theology courses at two Christian universities. Please see the About page for details.
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