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Romans 8:15
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Romans 8:15
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15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children.[a] Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”[b]
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Romans 8:15
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Romans 8:15
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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)
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
Galatians 4:5-7
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Galatians 4:5-7
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5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.[a] 6 And because we[b] are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”[c] 7 Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child.[d] And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
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Galatians 4:5-7
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Galatians 4:5-7
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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) 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.(G)
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 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
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2 Timothy 1:7
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.
1 Corinthians 2:12
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1 Corinthians 2:12
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12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
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1 Corinthians 2:12
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1 Corinthians 2:12
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12 What we have received is not the spirit(A) of the world,(B) but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.
Romans 8:16
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Romans 8:16
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16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
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Romans 8:16
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Romans 8:16
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Hebrews 2:15
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Hebrews 2:15
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15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
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Hebrews 2:15
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Hebrews 2:15
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15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(A) of death.
Ephesians 1:5
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
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Ephesians 1:5
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will—
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- Ephesians 1:5 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.
1 John 4:18
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1 John 4:18
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18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
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1 John 4:18
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1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,(A) because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Mark 14:36
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Mark 14:36
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36 “Abba, Father,”[a] he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
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- 14:36 Abba is an Aramaic term for “father.”
Mark 14:36
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Mark 14:36
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36 “Abba,[a] Father,”(A) he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup(B) from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”(C)
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- Mark 14:36 Aramaic for father
Jeremiah 3:19
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
Jeremiah 3:19
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “I myself said,
Isaiah 56:5
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Isaiah 56:5
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5 I will give them—within the walls of my house—
a memorial and a name
far greater than sons and daughters could give.
For the name I give them is an everlasting one.
It will never disappear!
Isaiah 56:5
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Isaiah 56:5
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Romans 8:23
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Romans 8:23
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23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children,[a] including the new bodies he has promised us.
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- 8:23 Greek wait anxiously for sonship.
Romans 8:23
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Romans 8:23
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23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,(A) groan(B) inwardly as we wait eagerly(C) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.(D)
Luke 11:2
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Luke 11:2
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2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:[a]
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
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- 11:2 Some manuscripts add additional phrases from the Lord’s Prayer as it reads in Matt 6:9-13.
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