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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Ephesians 1:5
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5 He destined us[a] for adoption as his children[b] through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,(A)
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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)
John 1:12-13
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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) 13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.(B)
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1 John 3:1-2
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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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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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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world,(A)
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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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Ephesians 5:1
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Hebrews 2:10-15
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10 It was fitting that God,[a] for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.(A) 11 For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father.[b] For this reason Jesus[c] is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,(B) 12 saying,
“I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.”(C)
13 And again,
“I will put my trust in him.”
And again,
“Here am I and the children whom God has given me.”(D)
14 Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,(E) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death.(F)
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John 20:17
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17 Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”(A)
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