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1 John 3:1
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1 John 3:1
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3 See (A)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called (B)children of God; and so we are. The reason why (C)the world does not know us is that (D)it did not know him.
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1 John 3:1
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1 John 3:1
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3 See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C)
John 1:12
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John 1:12
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12 But to all who did receive him, (A)who believed in his name, (B)he gave the right (C)to become (D)children of God,
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John 1:12
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John 1:12
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12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(A) in his name,(B) he gave the right to become children of God(C)—
Galatians 3:26
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Galatians 3:26
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26 for in Christ Jesus (A)you are all sons of God, through faith.
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Galatians 3:26
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Galatians 3:26
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26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God(A) through faith,
Galatians 4:5-6
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Galatians 4:5-6
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5 (A)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (B)adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent (C)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
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Galatians 4:5-6
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Galatians 4:5-6
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5 to redeem(A) those under the law, that we might receive adoption(B) to sonship.[a](C) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(D) into our hearts,(E) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[b] Father.”(F)
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- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
2 Corinthians 6:18
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2 Corinthians 6:18
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18 (A)and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
2 Corinthians 6:18
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2 Corinthians 6:18
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John 17:25
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John 17:25
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25 (A)O righteous Father, even though (B)the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
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John 17:25
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John 17:25
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1 John 4:9-10
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1 John 4:9-10
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9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that (A)God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, (B)not that we have loved God (C)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (D)the propitiation for our sins.
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1 John 4:9-10
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1 John 4:9-10
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9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(C) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(D)
Psalm 36:7-9
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Psalm 36:7-9
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7 (A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge (B)in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on (C)the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from (D)the river of (E)your delights.
9 For with you is (F)the fountain of life;
(G)in your light do we see light.
Psalm 36:7-9
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Psalm 36:7-9
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Revelation 21:7
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Revelation 21:7
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7 (A)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and (B)I will be his God and (C)he will be my son.
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Revelation 21:7
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Revelation 21:7
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7 Those who are victorious(A) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.(B)
Ephesians 3:18-19
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Ephesians 3:18-19
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Romans 8:14-17
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Romans 8:14-17
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14 For all who are (A)led by the Spirit of God are (B)sons[a] of God. 15 For (C)you did not receive (D)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of (E)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, (F)“Abba! Father!” 16 (G)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then (H)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, (I)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
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- Romans 8:14 See discussion on “sons” in the Preface
Romans 8:14-17
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Romans 8:14-17
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14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God(A) are the children of God.(B) 15 The Spirit(C) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(D) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(E) 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit(F) that we are God’s children.(G) 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(H)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(I) in order that we may also share in his glory.(J)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
- Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father
John 15:18-19
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John 15:18-19
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The Hatred of the World
18 (A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 (B)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because (C)you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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John 15:18-19
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John 15:18-19
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The World Hates the Disciples
18 “If the world hates you,(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(B) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(C)
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