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,

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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)

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52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also (A)gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

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52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(A)

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29 Being then the children of God, we (A)ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.

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29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(A)

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16 The Spirit Himself (A)testifies with our spirit that we are (B)children of God,

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16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit(A) that we are God’s children.(B)

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21 that (A)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

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21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(A) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(B)

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  1. Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For

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.

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  1. Romans 9:8 Lit seed

In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children,(A) but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.(B)

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15 so that you will [a]prove yourselves to be (A)blameless and innocent, (B)children of God above reproach in the midst of a (C)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you [b](D)appear as [c]lights in the world,

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  1. Philippians 2:15 Or become
  2. Philippians 2:15 Or shine
  3. Philippians 2:15 Or luminaries, stars

15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

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  1. Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5

Children of God Love One Another

See [a](A)how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called (B)children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because (C)it did not know Him. (D)Beloved, now we are (E)children of God, and (F)it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He (G)appears, we will be (H)like Him, because we will (I)see Him just as He is.

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  1. 1 John 3:1 Lit what kind of love

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) Dear friends,(D) now we are children of God,(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](F) we shall be like him,(G) for we shall see him as he is.(H)

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

10 By this the (A)children of God and the (B)children of the devil are obvious: [a]anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who (C)does not love his (D)brother.

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  1. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone

10 This is how we know who the children of God(A) are and who the children of the devil(B) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(C) their brother and sister.(D)

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(A)By this we know that (B)we love the children of God, when we love God and [a]observe His commandments.

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  1. 1 John 5:2 Lit do

This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands.

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