Ephesians 1:5
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5 (A)having predestined us to (B)adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, (C)according to the good pleasure of His will,
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Romans 8:29-30
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29 For whom (A)He foreknew, (B)He also predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (D)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (E)called; whom He called, these He also (F)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (G)glorified.
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Ephesians 1:11
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11 (A)In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to (B)the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
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Galatians 4:5-6
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5 (A)to redeem those who were under the law, (B)that we might receive the adoption as sons.
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth (C)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba, Father!”
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- Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
1 John 3:1
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The Command to Love
3 Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him.
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- 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
- 1 John 3:1 M you
John 1:12
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12 But (A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
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- John 1:12 authority
Galatians 3:26
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Romans 8:23
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23 Not only that, but we also who have (A)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (B)even we ourselves groan (C)within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the (D)redemption of our body.
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Romans 8:14-17
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14 For (A)as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For (B)you did not receive the spirit of bondage again (C)to fear, but you received the (D)Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, (E)“Abba,[a] Father.” 16 (F)The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then (G)heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, (H)if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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- Romans 8:15 Lit., in Aram., Father
2 Corinthians 6:18
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Revelation 21:7
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7 He who overcomes [a]shall inherit all things, and (A)I will be his God and he shall be My son.
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- Revelation 21:7 M I shall give him these things
Hosea 1:10
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The Restoration of Israel
10 “Yet (A)the number of the children of Israel
Shall be as the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered.
(B)And it shall come to pass
In the place where it was said to them,
‘You are [a]not My (C)people,’
There it shall be said to them,
‘You are (D)sons of the living God.’
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- Hosea 1:10 Heb. lo-ammi, v. 9
Hebrews 2:10-15
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Bringing Many Sons to Glory
10 For it was fitting for Him, (A)for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation (B)perfect through sufferings. 11 For (C)both He who [a]sanctifies and those who are being sanctified (D)are all of one, for which reason (E)He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying:
(F)“I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”
13 And again:
(G)“I will put My trust in Him.”
And again:
(H)“Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He (I)Himself likewise shared in the same, (J)that through death He might destroy him who had the power of (K)death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who (L)through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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- Hebrews 2:11 sets apart
Ephesians 1:9
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9 (A)having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure (B)which He purposed in Himself,
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John 11:52
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52 and (A)not for that nation only, but (B)also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “But I said:
‘How can I put you among the children
And give you (A)a pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’
“And I said:
‘You shall call Me, (B)“My Father,”
And not turn away from Me.’
Hebrews 12:5-9
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5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
(A)“My son, do not despise the [a]chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
6 For (B)whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”
7 (C)If[b] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what (D)son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, (E)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to (F)the Father of spirits and live?
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- Hebrews 12:5 discipline
- Hebrews 12:7 NU, M It is for discipline that you endure; God
2 Thessalonians 1:11
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11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would (A)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and (B)the work of faith with power,
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Luke 10:21
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Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit(A)
21 (B)In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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21 For since, in the (A)wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
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Romans 9:11-16
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11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of (A)Him who calls), 12 it was said to her, (B)“The older shall serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, (C)“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”
Israel’s Rejection and God’s Justice
14 What shall we say then? (D)Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 15 For He says to Moses, (E)“I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
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John 20:17
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17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet (A)ascended to My Father; but go to (B)My brethren and say to them, (C)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to (D)My God and your God.’ ”
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Daniel 4:35
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35 (A)All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
(B)He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
(C)No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, (D)“What have You done?”
Luke 11:32
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32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for (A)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
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Matthew 11:26
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26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
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