Romans 8:15
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15 For (A)you did not receive (B)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of (C)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, (D)“Abba! Father!”
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Galatians 4:5-7
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5 (A)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (B)adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent (C)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then (D)an heir through God.
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 for God gave us (A)a spirit not of fear but (B)of power and love and self-control.
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1 Corinthians 2:12
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12 Now (A)we have received not (B)the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
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Romans 8:16
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16 (A)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
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Hebrews 2:15
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15 and deliver all those who (A)through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 (A)he predestined us[a] for (B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (C)according to the purpose of his will,
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- Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
1 John 4:18
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18 There is no fear in love, but (A)perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not (B)been perfected in love.
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Mark 14:36
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36 And he said, (A)“Abba, Father, (B)all things are possible for you. Remove (C)this cup from me. (D)Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 “‘I said,
How I would set you among my sons,
and give you a pleasant land,
a heritage most beautiful of all nations.
And I thought you would (A)call me, My Father,
and would not turn from following me.
Isaiah 56:5
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5 (A)I will give in my house and within my walls
a (B)monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
(C)I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.
Luke 11:2
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2 And he said to them, (A)“When you pray, say:
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Ephesians 1:11-14
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11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be (E)to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard (F)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (G)were sealed with the (H)promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is (I)the guarantee[a] of our (J)inheritance until (K)we acquire (L)possession of it,[b] (M)to the praise of his glory.
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- Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
- Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession
Romans 8:23
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23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have (A)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (B)groan inwardly as (C)we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, (D)the redemption of our bodies.
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Hebrews 12:18-24
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A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken
18 For you have not come to (A)what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest 19 and (B)the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words (C)made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. 20 For they could not endure the order that was given, (D)“If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” 21 Indeed, (E)so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” 22 But you have come to (F)Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, (G)the heavenly Jerusalem, and to (H)innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to (I)the assembly[a] of the firstborn who are (J)enrolled in heaven, and to (K)God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, (L)the mediator of a new covenant, and to (M)the sprinkled blood (N)that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
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- Hebrews 12:23 Or church
John 20:17
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17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to (A)my brothers and say to them, (B)‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to (C)my God and your God.’”
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John 16:8
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8 (A)And when he comes, he will (B)convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
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Luke 22:42
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42 saying, (A)“Father, if you are willing, remove (B)this cup from me. (C)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
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Luke 8:37
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37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes (A)asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
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Exodus 20:19
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19 and said to Moses, (A)“You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
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James 2:19
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19 (A)You believe that God is one; you do well. Even (B)the demons believe—and shudder!
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Luke 8:28
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28 When he saw Jesus, he (A)cried out and fell down before him and said (B)with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, (C)Son of (D)the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”
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Numbers 17:12
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12 And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
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Acts 2:37
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37 Now when (A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (B)what shall we do?”
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Acts 16:29
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29 And the jailer[a] called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he (A)fell down before Paul and Silas.
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- Acts 16:29 Greek he
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