But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

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

that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Children of God

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.