Adoption

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. — read the full passage →

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: — read the full passage →

I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, — read the full passage →

that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And it shall be, thatin the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

And if ye are Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, heirs according to promise.

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me.

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: — read the full passage →

but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, — read the full passage →

making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: