~ be a father ~ 01_GEN_17_04  As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. #, 23_ISA_22_21  And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand, and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. #, 39_MAL_01_06  A  son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master, if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? #, 47_2CO_06_18  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. #,