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Romans 8:15
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Romans 8:15
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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!”(A)
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- 8.15 Aramaic for Father
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)
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- 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 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) 7 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir through God.[c]
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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)
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- 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 did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)
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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 Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
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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 it is that very Spirit bearing witness[a] with our spirit that we are children of God,(A)
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. . . a spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit itself bears witness
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 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death.(A)
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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 he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will—
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- 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 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in 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 He said, “Abba,[a] Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me, yet not what I want but what you want.”(A)
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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
how I would set you among my children
and give you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful heritage of all the nations.
And I thought you would call to me, “My Father,”
and would not turn from following me.(A)
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, in my house and within my walls,
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.(A)
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 not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.(A)
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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 So he said to them, “When you pray, say:
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