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1 John 3:1
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1 John 3:1
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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 received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,(A)
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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 you are all children of God through faith.(A)
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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 in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.(A) 6 And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our[a] hearts, crying, “Abba![b] Father!”(B)
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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)
Footnotes
- 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 and I will be your father,
and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(A)
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 “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent me.(A)
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John 17:25
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John 3:16
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John 3:16
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16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.(A)
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1 John 4:9-10
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1 John 4:9-10
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9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(A) 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(B)
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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 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(A)
8 They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.(B)
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.(C)
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 Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
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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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18 I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth(A) 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.(B)
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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 led by the Spirit of God are children of God.(A) 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![a] Father!”(B) 16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness[b] with our spirit that we are children of God,(C) 17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.(D)
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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 World’s Hatred
18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.(A) 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen 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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