¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become ^(A)children of God, even ^(B)to those who believe in His name, ^13 (C)who were ^[a]born, not of ^[b]blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ For all who are ^(A)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(B)sons of God. ¹⁵ For you ^(C)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[a]leading to fear again, but you ^(D)have received ^[b]a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “^(E)Abba! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(F)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(G)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(H)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(I)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are ^(A)children of God, but the ^(B)children of the promise are regarded as ^[a]descendants.

²⁶ For you are all ^(A)sons of God through faith in ^(B)Christ Jesus.

³ So also we, while we were children, were held ^(A)in bondage under the ^[a](B)elemental things of the world. ⁴ But when ^(C)the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, ^(D)born of a woman, born ^(E)under ^[b]the Law, ⁵ so that He might redeem those who were under ^[c]the Law, that we might receive the adoption as ^(F)sons. ⁶ Because you are sons, ^(G)God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “^(H)Abba! Father!” ⁷ Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and ^(I)if a son, then an heir ^[d]through God.

³ what we have ^(A)seen and ^(B)heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our ^(C)fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.