John 1:12
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12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,(A)
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Galatians 3:26
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26 for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.(A)
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Romans 8:14
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14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.(A)
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1 John 3:1
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2 Corinthians 6:17-18
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17 Therefore come out from them,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
then I will welcome you,(A)
18 and I will be your father,
and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(B)
John 3:18
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18 Those who believe in him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.(A)
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Matthew 10:40
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Rewards
40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(A)
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Colossians 2:6
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Fullness of Life in Christ
6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him,
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Isaiah 56:5
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5 I will give, in my house and within my walls,
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.(A)
Galatians 4:6
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6 And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba![b] Father!”(A)
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1 John 5:12-13
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12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)
Epilogue
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.[a](B)
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- 5.13 Other ancient authorities add and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God
Matthew 12:21
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21 And in his name the gentiles will hope.”
Hosea 1:10
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The Restoration of Israel
10 [a]Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered, and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”(A)
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- 1.10 2.1 in Heb
2 Peter 1:4
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4 Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.(A)
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Matthew 18:5
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5 Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(A)
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 I thought
how I would set you among my children
and give you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful heritage of all the nations.
And I thought you would call to me, “My Father,”
and would not turn from following me.(A)
1 John 3:23
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23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.(A)
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John 11:52
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52 and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God.
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Acts 3:16
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16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus[a] has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.
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- 3.16 Gk him
John 20:31
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31 But these are written so that you may continue[a] to believe that Jesus is the Messiah,[b] the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.(A)
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John 2:23
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23 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing.
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John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
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