John 1:12
New Living Translation
12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
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Galatians 3:26
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26 For you are all children[a] of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
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- 3:26 Greek sons.
Romans 8:14
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14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children[a] of God.
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1 John 3:1
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3 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.
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2 Corinthians 6:17-18
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17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers,
and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don’t touch their filthy things,
and I will welcome you.[a]
18 And I will be your Father,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.[b]”
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- 6:17 Isa 52:11; Ezek 20:34 (Greek version).
- 6:18 2 Sam 7:14.
John 3:18
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18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.
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Matthew 10:40
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40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
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Colossians 2:6
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Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ
6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.
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Isaiah 56:5
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5 I will give them—within the walls of my house—
a memorial and a name
far greater than sons and daughters could give.
For the name I give them is an everlasting one.
It will never disappear!
Galatians 4:6
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6 And because we[a] are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”[b]
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1 John 5:12-13
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12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.
Conclusion
13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.
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Matthew 12:21
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21 And his name will be the hope
of all the world.”[a]
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- 12:18-21 Isa 42:1-4 (Greek version for 42:4).
Hosea 1:10
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10 [a]“Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’
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- 1:10 Verses 1:10-11 are numbered 2:1-2 in Hebrew text.
Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
2 Peter 1:4
New Living Translation
4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
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1 John 3:23
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23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
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John 11:52
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52 And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
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Matthew 18:5
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5 “And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[a] is welcoming me.
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- 18:5 Greek in my name.
Acts 3:16
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16 “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.
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John 20:31
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31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe[a] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
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- 20:31 Some manuscripts read that you may believe.
John 2:23
New Living Translation
Jesus and Nicodemus
23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him.
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John 1:7
New Living Translation
7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
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