27 Bible Verses about Adoption, descriptions of

"For indeed they cannot die any more; they are equal to the angels, and through being sons of the resurrection are sons of God.

So each one of you is no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir, too, through God's grace. But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being. Now, however, when you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are beginning to turn back to those weak and beggarly externalities, eager to be in bondage to them again?

"In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus replied, "every one who commits sin is a slave "Now the slave does not remain permanently in the household, but the son does remain. "So then, if the Son shall set you free, you will be free indeed.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!"

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world,

We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

For only those are sons of God who are led by God's Spirit.

And in that very spot where it was told them, "You are not my people," There they shall be called "Sons of the living God."

You are all sons of God through your faith in Jesus Christ.

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become Sons of Light."

For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.

For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

In order that being justified by his grace, We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;

For both he who sanctifies and those whom he is sanctifying are all from One; for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying. I will proclaim thy name to my brothers; In the midst of the Church I will hymn thy praises.

But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;

And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

We know that we have migrated, out of death into life, because we love our brothers. He who has no love is abiding in death.

We love because He loved us first. If any one says, "I love God," and yet hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot possibly love God, whom he has not seen.

And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: "Now it is come! the salvation and the power, The kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the accuser of our brethren is thrown down, Who accused them before our God, day and night.

Take notice then that no longer are you strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household.

So then, as we have opportunity, let is do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of faith.

How faithful he was to the God who appointed him! For while Moses also was faithful in all God's house, Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built a house has higher honor than the house itself. For every house has its builder; but he who built the universe is God.read more.
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, bearing testimony to a witness about to be spoken; but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.